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Frýdek-Místek District (Czech: Okres Frýdek-Místek, Polish: Powiat Frydek-Mistek) is a district (okres) within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Frýdek-Místek. It was created by 1960 reform of administrative divisions. Its eastern part was before 1960 a part of Český Těšín District, which ceased to exist with 1960 reform.
Creation of Frýdek-Místek District is viewed by a part of local Polish minority as a Czechization act of government, as Český Těšín District covered exact southern part of Zaolzie area and Poles were percentually more numerous there than in the newly created Frýdek-Místek District which also encompasses ethnically pure Czech areas west of Zaolzie.
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- Area: 1,208.49 km²
- Population: 210,236 (September 2007)
- Municipalities: 72
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