Banská Bystrica Region
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The Banská Bystrica Region (Slovak:Banskobystrický kraj) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The area of the region is 9,455 km², the population is 662,121 (2001). It is the most sparsely populated region. Capital is the city of Banská Bystrica. It is located in the central part of Slovakia and consists of 13 districts (okresy):
- Banská Bystrica District
- Banská Štiavnica District
- Brezno District
- Detva District
- Krupina District
- Lučenec District
- Poltár District
- Revúca District
- Rimavská Sobota District
- Veľký Krtíš District
- Zvolen District
- Žarnovica District
- Žiar nad Hronom District
[edit] List of villages and municipalities
For a full list of villages and municipalities in the region see List of villages and municipalities in Slovakia
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| Banská Bystrica | Bratislava | Košice | Nitra | Prešov | Trenčín | Trnava | Žilina | |
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