Banská Bystrica District

Banská Bystrica District (Slovak: okres Banská Bystrica, Hungarian: Besztercebányai járás) 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.

Banská Bystrica District
CountrySlovakia
Region (kraj)Banská Bystrica Region
Area
  Total809 km2 (312 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
  Total111,946
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Telephone prefix48

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