Nitra District

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-Slovak region (Západoslovenský kraj). It is named after city of Nitra, its main economy and cultural center.

Nitra District
CountrySlovakia
Region (kraj)Nitra Region
Area
 • Total871 km2 (336 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total161,025
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Telephone prefix37

Municipalities

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



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