Považská Bystrica District

Považská Bystrica District
District
Country Slovakia
Region (kraj) Trenčín Region
Area
  Total 463 km2 (179 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 65,150
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Považská Bystrica District (Slovak: okres Považská Bystrica, Hungarian: Vágbesztercei járás) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Trencsén.

Municipalities

Coordinates: 49°7′2″N 18°26′54″E / 49.11722°N 18.44833°E / 49.11722; 18.44833

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