Žilina Region / Districts
Districts in Žilina Region
Districts by population in Žilina Region
The district with the largest population is Žilina district with a population 160,538). The district with the second largest population is Martin district with a population 93,041. The district with the third largest population is Čadca district with a population 87,135. District with the smallest population is Turčianske Teplice district which has 15,753 inhabitants.
Population status as of 31.12.2023.
Official data on state of the population as of 1.1.2025 / 31.12.2024 are not yet available.
Official data on state of the population as of 1.1.2025 / 31.12.2024 are not yet available.
Districts by area in Žilina Region
The largest district in Žilina Region by area is district Liptovský Mikuláš with an area 1,341.03 km2. The second largest district in Žilina Region by area is the district Žilina with an area 815.08 km2. The third largest district in Žilina Region by area is the district Čadca with an area 760.62 km2. The smallest district in Žilina Region by area is district Kysucké Nové Mesto which has an area 173.68 km2.
Districts by number of municipalities in Žilina Region
The district with the largest number of municipalities is Liptovský Mikuláš district with 56 municipalities. The district with the second largest number of municipalities is Žilina district with 53 municipalities. The district with the third largest number of municipalities is Martin district with 43 municipalities. District with the smallest number of municipalities is Bytča district which has 12 municipalities.
| Nr. | District |
NR inhabitans (*) | Area km2 (*) | Density of population / km2 |
Municipalities nr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bytča | 31,308 | 282 (281.518791) | 111.21 | 12 |
| 2. | Čadca | 87,135 | 761 (760.624042) | 114.56 | 23 |
| 3. | Dolný Kubín | 38,734 | 492 (491.838833) | 78.75 | 24 |
| 4. | Kysucké Nové Mesto | 32,642 | 174 (173.683180) | 187.94 | 14 |
| 5. | Liptovský Mikuláš | 71,405 | 1,341 (1,341.034378) | 53.25 | 56 |
| 6. | Martin | 93,041 | 736 (735.711545) | 126.46 | 43 |
| 7. | Námestovo | 64,385 | 690 (690.455235) | 93.25 | 24 |
| 8. | Ružomberok | 56,488 | 647 (646.798629) | 87.33 | 25 |
| 9. | Turčianske Teplice | 15,753 | 393 (392.860227) | 40.10 | 26 |
| 10. | Tvrdošín | 35,745 | 479 (478.920302) | 74.64 | 15 |
| 11. | Žilina | 160,538 | 815 (815.075764) | 196.96 | 53 |
| Total: (11) | 687,174 (*) | 6,810.00 (6,808.520926) | 315 |
Population status as of 31.12.2023.
(*) Source: www.statistics.sk
(*) Source: www.statistics.sk