Detva District

District in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Detva District (Slovak: okres Detva) is a district of the Banská Bystrica Region in central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the area belonged to the Zvolen county, apart from Látky, Podkriváň and Horný Tisovník in the south and east which formed part of the county of Nógrád.

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Detva District
Country Slovakia
Region (kraj) Banská Bystrica Region
SeatDetva
Area
  Total
449.14 km2 (173.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)[2]
  Total
30,199
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Telephone prefix045
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)DT
Municipalities15
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Population

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Population statistic (10 years)[3]
Year1995200520152025
Count34,10433,07032,50530,199
Difference −3.03% −1.70% −7.09%
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Population statistic[3]
Year20242025
Count30,38030,199
Difference−0.59%
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It has a population of 30,199 people (31 December 2025).[4]

Ethnicity

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[5][6]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak29,47393.24%
Not found out13384.23%
Total31,607
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In year 2021 was 31,607 people by ethnicity 29,473 as Slovak, 1338 as Not found out, 271 as Romani, 188 as Czech, 68 as Other, 65 as Hungarian, 40 as Russian, 27 as Ukrainian, 24 as Polish, 17 as German, 14 as Vietnamese, 14 as Italian, 14 as Moravian, 13 as Rusyn, 8 as Croatian, 7 as Jewish, 5 as English, 5 as Albanian, 4 as Irish, 3 as Bulgarian, 2 as Chinese, 2 as Serbian, 2 as Silesian, 1 as Romanian, 1 as Austrian and 1 as Canadian.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[7]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church21,76470.13%
None551117.76%
Not found out19126.16%
Evangelical Church11633.75%
Total31,034
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In year 2021 was 31,034 people by religion 21,764 from Roman Catholic Church, 5511 from None, 1912 from Not found out, 1163 from Evangelical Church, 185 from Greek Catholic Church, 72 from Other, 65 from Ad hoc movements, 60 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 56 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 46 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 44 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 29 from Calvinist Church, 25 from Baptists Church, 20 from Buddhism, 18 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 16 from Islam, 12 from Old Catholic Church, 8 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 7 from United Methodist Church, 6 from Hinduism, 4 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4 from Apostolic Church, 3 from Church of the Brethren, 2 from Jewish community, 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Bahá'i Community.

Municipalities

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MunicipalityArea [km2][8]Population[9]
Detva68.0813,416
Detvianska Huta14.31695
Dúbravy19.54952
Horný Tisovník32.16191
Hriňová126.486,867
Klokoč9.83472
Korytárky9.01936
Kriváň9.131,754
Látky45.73537
Podkriváň25.91558
Slatinské Lazy7.21534
Stará Huta24.57302
Stožok8.941,195
Vígľaš32.091,452
Vígľašská Huta-Kalinka16.19338
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Population and area values are current for year 2025.

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