Prievidza District (Slovak: okres Prievidza, Hungarian: Privigyei járás) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Nyitra, apart from a small area in the south west around Handlová which formed part of the county of Bars.
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Prievidza District | |
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| Country | Slovakia |
| Region (kraj) | Trenčín Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 960 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 139,442 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Telephone prefix | 46 |
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