Districts (okresy) of Slovakia
An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. It is inferior to a Region and superior to a municipality.
Characteristics[]
Several districts form a "Region" (Slovak "kraj"). One district, on the other hand, consists of several "municipalities" (Slovak "obec"), which in turn consist of "cadastral areas" (Slovak "katastrálne územie").
While both Regions and municipalities are currently both units of state administration and self-governing entities, the districts are little more than statistical units. In the late 20th century, the situation was different in that each district had its own District Office (Okresný úrad), representing the state in the district, but as from January 1, 2004 these offices were abolished and replaced by Circuit Offices (Obvodný úrad), which are usually responsible for several districts (except for the Nové Zámky District, which is one district with two Circuit Offices) and have little responsibilities.
Slovakia has currently 79 districts, the capital of Bratislava being divided into 5 districts and the city of Košice in 4 districts. The districts are named after the biggest town in the district (formerly known as the "district towns").
| Region (Kraj) |
District (Okres) |
Area (km2) |
Population (2002) |
Number of municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratislava Region (Bratislavský kraj)) 
|
Bratislava I | 10 | 41,086 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 1 |
| Bratislava II | 92 | 113,764 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 1 | |
| Bratislava III | 75 | 63,866 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 1 | |
| Bratislava IV | 97 | 97,092 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 1 | |
| Bratislava V | 94 | 116,993 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 1 | |
| Malacky | 950 | 69,936 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 53 | |
| Pezinok | 376 | 59,547 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 17 | |
| Senec | 361 | 66,402 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 29 | |
| Trnava Region (Trnavský kraj) 
|
Trnava | 741 | 129,212 <(Dec. 31, 2010) | 45 |
| Dunajská Streda | 1075 | 118,607 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 67 | |
| Galanta | 641 | 96,452 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 36 | |
| Piešťany | 381 | 64,337 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 27 | |
| Senica | 684 | 61,389 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 31 | |
| Hlohovec | 267 | 45,213 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 24 | |
| Skalica | 359 | 47,871 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 21 | |
| Trenčín Region (Trenčiansky kraj) 
|
Bánovce nad Bebravou | 462 | 37,836 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 43 |
| Ilava | 359 | 60,593 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 21 | |
| Myjava | 326 | 27,726 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 17 | |
| Nové Mesto nad Váhom | 580 | 62,708 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 34 | |
| Partizánske | 301 | 47,086 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 23 | |
| Považská Bystrica | 463 | 63,890 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 28 | |
| Prievidza | 960 | 139,535 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 52 | |
| Púchov | 375 | 45,451 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 21 | |
| Trenčín | 672 | 113,994 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 37 | |
| Nitra Region (Nitriansky kraj ) 
|
Komárno | 1137 | 106,414 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 41 |
| Levice | 1551 | 117,256 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 89 | |
| Nitra | 871 | 165,011 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 62 | |
| Nové Zámky | 1,347 | 145,586 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 62 | |
| Topoľčany | 598 | 73,985 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 54 | |
| Šaľa | 356 | 53.903 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 13 | |
| Zlaté Moravce | 521 | 42,597 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 33 | |
| Žilina Region (Žilinský kraj ) 
|
Bytča | 282 | 31,111 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 12 |
| Čadca | 761 | 92,259 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 23 | |
| Dolný Kubín | 490 | 39,553 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 24 | |
| Kysucké Nové Mesto | 174 | 34,014 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 14 | |
| Liptovský Mikuláš | 1,341 | 73,984 (DEec. 31, 2010) | 56 | |
| Martin | 736 | 97,640 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 43 | |
| Námestovo | 691 | 59,754 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 24 | |
| Ružomberok | 647 | 59,113 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 25 | |
| Turčianske Teplice | 393 | 16,659 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 26 | |
| Tvrdošín | 479 | 36.147 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 15 | |
| Žilina | 815 | 158,771 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 53 | |
| Banská Bystrica Region (Banskobystrický kraj) 
|
Banská Bystrica | 809 | 42,251 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 42 |
| Banská Štiavnica | 292 | 16,638 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 15 | |
| Brezno | 1265 | 63,709 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 30 | |
| Detva | 475 | 32,514 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 15 | |
| Krupina | 585 | 22,607 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 36 | |
| Lučenec | 826 | 72,731 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 57 | |
| Poltár | 505 | 22,498 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 22 | |
| Revúca | 730 | 40,406 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 42 | |
| Rimavská Sobota | 1471 | 82,754 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 107 | |
| Veľký Krtíš | 849 | 45,654 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 71 | |
| Zvolen | 759 | 67,549 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 26 | |
| Žarnovica | 426 | 26,712 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 18 | |
| Žiar nad Hronom District | 532 | 47.424 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 35 | |
| Prešov Region (Prešovský kraj) 
|
Prešov | 934 | 167,616 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 91 |
| Sabinov | 484 | 57,751 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 43 | |
| Bardejov | 937 | 77,287 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 86 | |
| Svidník | 550 | 33,142 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 68 | |
| Vranov nad Topľou | 769 | 79,313 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 68 | |
| Levoča | 357 | 33,073 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 33 | |
| Kežmarok | 840 | 68,928 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 42 | |
| Stará Ľubovňa | 624 | 52,335 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 44 | |
| Poprad | 1123 | 105,068 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 29 | |
| Medzilaborce | 427 | 12,052 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 23 | |
| Humenné | 754 | 63,824 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 62 | |
| Snina | 805 | 38,338 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 34 | |
| Stropkov | 389 | 20,726 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 43 | |
| Košice Region (Košický kraj ) 
|
Gelnica | 584 | 31,440 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 20 |
| Košice I | 87 | 67,165 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 1 | |
| Košice II | 81 | 80,835 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 1 | |
| Košice III | 18 | 29,602 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 1 | |
| Košice IV | 59 | 56,264 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 1 | |
| Košice–okolie | 1533 | 116,322 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 114 | |
| Michalovce | 1019 | 110,166 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 78 | |
| Rožňava | 1173 | 61,827 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 62 | |
| Sobrance | 538 | 23,213 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 47 | |
| Spišská Nová Ves | 587 | 97,784 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 26 | |
| Trebišov | 1074 | 105,362 (Dec. 31, 2010) | 82 |
See also[]
External links[]
- (Slovak)Urban and municipal statistics
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