Žilina District (Slovak: Okres Žilina) is an okres (district) of the Žilina Region in north-western Slovakia. The district was first established in 1923. Its present borders date from 1996. The heart of the district is the Váh and Rajec river valleys. Urbanization has led to the district's becoming one of Slovakia's most highly developed areas.

Žilina District
District
Country	Slovakia
Region (kraj)	Žilina Region
Area
• Total	815 km2 (315 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	156,411
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Municipalities

• Belá
• Bitarová
• Brežany
• Čičmany
• Divina
• Divinka
• Dlhé Pole
• Dolná Tižina
• Dolný Hričov
• Ďurčiná
• Fačkov
• Gbeľany
• Horný Hričov
• Hôrky
• Hričovské Podhradie
• Jasenové
• Kamenná Poruba
• Kľače
• Konská
• Kotrčiná Lúčka
• Krasňany
• Kunerad
• Lietava
• Lietavská Lúčka
• Lietavská Svinná-Babkov
• Lutiše
• Lysica
• Malá Čierna
• Mojš
• Nededza
• Nezbudská Lúčka
• Ovčiarsko
• Paština Závada
• Podhorie
• Porúbka
• Rajec
• Rajecká Lesná
• Rajecké Teplice
• Rosina
• Stránske
• Stráňavy
• Stráža
• Strečno
• Svederník
• Šuja
• Teplička nad Váhom
• Terchová
• Turie
• Varín
• Veľká Čierna
• Višňové
• Zbyňov
• Žilina

External links

• Official site

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