Kežmarok District

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Kežmarok District
District
Country Slovakia
Region (kraj) Prešov Region
Area
  Total 840 km2 (320 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 70,487
  Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Kežmarok District (Slovak: okres Kežmarok) is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. It is situated in the western part Prešov Region. Kežmarok district borders Stará Ľubovňa District, Levoča District, Poprad District, Sabinov District and Poland. It lies mainly on a foothills of High Tatras. Kežmarok district was established in 1923 and in its present borders exist from 1996. It belongs to the smaller Slovak districts with lower population density. The administrative center is Kežmarok town, but the district also profits from the proximity of larger Poprad.

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Coordinates: 49°8′14″N 20°25′46″E / 49.13722°N 20.42944°E / 49.13722; 20.42944

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