Martin District

Martin District
District
Country	Slovakia
Region (kraj)	Žilina Region
Cultural region	Turiec
Seat	Martin
Area
• Total	736 km^2 (284 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	97,813
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Telephone prefix	43
Vehicle registration plate^[a]	MT
^ District-specific vehicle registration was discontinued in 2023.

Martin District (okres Martin) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia.[1] Its main cultural, economic and administrative seat is the city of Martin. Martin District is one of the most important cultural centers in Slovakia. The city of Martin is the location and seat of the largest Slovak library, the Slovak National Museum, the cultural organisation Matica Slovenská and the Slovak Red Cross. In the district are 16 sport clubs, including ice hockey, football and handball, which all have their separate sport halls. Martin District economy is based foremost on the engineering industry, but also on the wood processing, construction, paper and cellulose industries.

Municipalities

Martin District (2020)

Municipality	Area (km^2)[2]	Population[3][4]
Belá-Dulice	51.17	1,259 ()
Benice	2.15	360 ()
Blatnica	86.18	984 ()
Bystrička	19.12	1,475 ()
Diaková	2.42	485 ()
Dolný Kalník	1.33	302 ()
Dražkovce	4.38	1,056 ()
Ďanová	7.66	561 ()
Folkušová	6.01	148 ()
Horný Kalník	2.06	187 ()
Karlová	1.83	106 ()
Kláštor pod Znievom	39.02	1,705 ()
Košťany nad Turcom	6.43	1,366 ()
Krpeľany	13.88	1,064 ()
Laskár	3.34	131 ()
Ležiachov	4.22	146 ()
Lipovec	12.74	922 ()
Martin	12.74	922 ()
Necpaly	42.17	1,014 ()
Nolčovo	15.01	252 ()
Podhradie	16.39	687 ()
Príbovce	5.97	1,112 ()
Rakovo	5.41	379 ()
Ratkovo	.9	198 ()
Sklabiňa	11.06	628 ()
Sklabinský Podzámok	27.14	185 ()
Slovany	14.3	450 ()
Socovce	5.1	240 ()
Sučany	33.26	4,722 ()
Šútovo	16.62	518 ()
Trebostovo	13.12	593 ()
Trnovo	7.44	273 ()
Turany	46.74	4,253 ()
Turčianska Štiavnička	14.07	941 ()
Turčianske Jaseno	20.46	417 ()
Turčianske Kľačany	12.2	1,006 ()
Turčiansky Ďur	.93	169 ()
Turčiansky Peter	4.61	531 ()
Valča	32.28	1,767 ()
Vrícko	29.59	452 ()
Vrútky	18.65	7,731 ()
Záborie	5.19	165 ()
Žabokreky	5.23	1,218 ()

References

1. Ústredný portál verejnej správy Slovenskej republiky. "Okres Martin". Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
2. "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
3. "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-07-19.
4. "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-09-01.

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