Nitra District

Nitra District
District
Country Slovakia
Region (kraj) Nitra Region
Area
  Total 871 km2 (336 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 163,540
  Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Telephone prefix 37

Nitra District (Slovak: okres Nitra) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. It is the most populated of Slovakia's 79 districts. Before 1996 the present-day district belonged to the West-Slovakian region (Západoslovenský kraj). It is named after city of Nitra, which is undoubtfully its main economy and cultural center.

Municipalities

Source: Lacika, Ján (2005). Slovaquie en bref. Priroda. ISBN 80-07-01377-6. 

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Coordinates: 48°18′36″N 18°5′9″E / 48.31000°N 18.08583°E / 48.31000; 18.08583

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