Rimavská Sobota District

Rimavská Sobota District
Rimavská Sobota District
District
Country	Slovakia
Region (kraj)	Banská Bystrica Region
Cultural region	Gemer
Seat	Rimavská Sobota
Area
• Total	1,471 km2 (568 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	82,970
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Telephone prefix	047
Vehicle registration plate[a]	RS
	^ District-specific vehicle registration was discontinued in 2023.

Rimavská Sobota District (okres Rimavská Sobota) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

The district was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. The population density is approximately half of Slovakia average. The seat is its biggest town Rimavská Sobota. District north is more industrial, while district south more agricultural area. Rimavská Sobota District consists of 107 municipalities, from which Rimavská Sobota, Hnúšťa and Tisovec have the town status.

Municipalities

48°23′0″N 20°1′6″E / 48.38333°N 20.01833°E / 48.38333; 20.01833

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