Detva District

Detva District
District
Country Slovakia
Region (kraj) Banská Bystrica Region
Area
  Total 475 km2 (183 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 33,426
  Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Telephone prefix 45

Detva District (Slovak: okres Detva) is a district of the Banská Bystrica Region in central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the area belonged to the Zvolen county, apart from Látky, Podkriváň and Horný Tisovník in the south and east which formed part of the county of Nógrád.

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Coordinates: 48°33′37″N 19°25′9″E / 48.56028°N 19.41917°E / 48.56028; 19.41917

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