Šaľa District

District in Nitra Region, Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Šaľa District (Slovak: okres Šaľa; Hungarian: Vágsellyei járás) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia.[3] Until 1918, the district formed mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Nyitra, apart from a small area in the west around Diakovce, Tešedíkovo and Žihárec which formed part of the county of Pressburg.

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Šaľa District
Country Slovakia
Region Nitra Region
SeatŠaľa
Area
  Total
355.90 km2 (137.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)[2]
  Total
49,514
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Telephone prefix031
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)SA
Municipalities13
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Population

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Population statistic (10 years)[4]
Year1995200520152025
Count54,61154,19652,51349,514
Difference −0.75% −3.10% −5.71%
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Population statistic[4]
Year20242025
Count49,97149,514
Difference−0.91%
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It has a population of 49,514 people (31 December 2025).[5]

Ethnicity

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[6][7]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak33,76662.46%
Hungarian15,27228.25%
Not found out36636.77%
Romani5471.01%
Total54,058
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In year 2021 was 54,058 people by ethnicity 33,766 as Slovak, 15,272 as Hungarian, 3663 as Not found out, 547 as Romani, 303 as Czech, 116 as Other, 51 as Russian, 46 as Ukrainian, 31 as Vietnamese, 31 as Rusyn, 27 as Chinese, 26 as Romanian, 25 as Serbian, 22 as Polish, 17 as German, 16 as Italian, 12 as Jewish, 12 as Turkish, 10 as Croatian, 9 as Moravian, 9 as Albanian, 8 as Canadian, 8 as Greek, 8 as Bulgarian, 7 as English, 6 as Austrian, 4 as French, 3 as Irish, 2 as Korean and 1 as Silesian.

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+ %)[8]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church28,31655.01%
None13,70826.63%
Not found out39557.68%
Calvinist Church25264.91%
Evangelical Church15643.04%
Total51,477
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In year 2021 was 51,477 people by religion 28,316 from Roman Catholic Church, 13,708 from None, 3955 from Not found out, 2526 from Calvinist Church, 1564 from Evangelical Church, 335 from Greek Catholic Church, 220 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 135 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 133 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 123 from Other, 120 from Ad hoc movements, 78 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 70 from Buddhism, 40 from United Methodist Church, 38 from Apostolic Church, 29 from Islam, 22 from Old Catholic Church, 18 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 14 from Jewish community, 10 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 8 from Hinduism, 6 from Baptists Church, 4 from Church of the Brethren, 2 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Bahá'i Community.

Municipalities

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MunicipalityArea [km2][9]Population[10]
Diakovce26.272,402
Dlhá nad Váhom9.06922
Hájske14.081,307
Horná Kráľová19.111,866
Kráľová nad Váhom9.321,877
Močenok46.394,280
Neded36.003,151
Selice38.352,857
Šaľa44.9619,534
Tešedíkovo22.783,609
Trnovec nad Váhom32.532,753
Vlčany39.763,097
Žihárec17.041,859
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Population and area values are current for year 2025.

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