Banská Bystrica District
Banská Bystrica District | |
|---|---|
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region (kraj) | Banská Bystrica Region |
| Seat | Banská Bystrica |
| Area | |
• Total | 809 km2 (312 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 111,946 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Telephone prefix | 48 |
| Vehicle registration plate[a] | BB |
| ^ District-specific vehicle registration was discontinued in 2023. | |
Banská Bystrica District (Slovak: okres Banská Bystrica) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the area belonged to the county of Zvolen within the Kingdom of Hungary.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76,331 | — |
| 1980 | 93,994 | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 111,244 | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 111,984 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 111,242 | −0.7% |
| 2021 | 108,730 | −2.3% |
| Source: Censuses | ||