Nagykanizsa District

Nagykanizsa (Hungarian: Nagykanizsai járás) is a district in southern part of Zala County. Nagykanizsa is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Nagykanizsa District Nagykanizsai járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Nagykanizsa District within Hungary and Zala County.
Coordinates: 46.46°N 17.00°E / 46.46; 17.00
Country	Hungary
County	Zala
District seat	Nagykanizsa
Area
• Total	907.91 km2 (350.55 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd in Zala
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	78,252
• Rank	2nd in Zala
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)

Geography

Nagykanizsa District borders with Zalaegerszeg District and Keszthely District to the north, Marcali District (Somogy County) to the east, Csurgó District (Somogy County) to the south, the Croatian county of Koprivnica-Križevci and Lenti District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Nagykanizsa District is 49.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 47 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)

• Alsórajk (358)
• Balatonmagyaród (456)
• Belezna (748)
• Bocska (313)
• Börzönce (54)
• Csapi (169)
• Eszteregnye (686)
• Felsőrajk (762)
• Fityeház (649)
• Fűzvölgy (124)
• Galambok (1,244)
• Garabonc (715)
• Gelse (1,118)
• Gelsesziget (268)
• Hahót (1,066)
• Homokkomárom (193)
• Hosszúvölgy (167)
• Kacorlak (197)
• Kerecseny (237)
• Kilimán (237)
• Kisrécse (189)
• Liszó (369)
• Magyarszentmiklós (255)
• Magyarszerdahely (528)
• Miháld (786)
• Murakeresztúr (1,741)
• Nagybakónak (408)
• Nagykanizsa (49,070) – district seat
• Nagyrada (465)
• Nagyrécse (1,083)
• Nemespátró (286)
• Orosztony (422)
• Pat (226)
• Pölöskefő (390)
• Pötréte (245)
• Rigyác (391)
• Sand (404)
• Sormás (872)
• Surd (615)
• Szepetnek (1,589)
• Újudvar (960)
• Zalakaros (1,849)
• Zalakomár (2,982)
• Zalamerenye (173)
• Zalasárszeg (126)
• Zalaszabar (560)
• Zalaszentbalázs (838)
• Zalaszentjakab (321)
• Zalaújlak (118)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Hungary

External links

• Postal codes of the Nagykanizsa District