Žilina District
district of Slovakia
Žilina District (Slovak: Okres Žilina) is an okres (district) of the Žilina Region in north-western Slovakia. The district was first established in 1923. Its present borders date from 1996. The heart of the district is the Váh and Rajec river valleys. Urbanization has led to the district's becoming one of Slovakia's most highly developed areas.
Population
It has a population of 159,997 people (31 December 2025).
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 164,616 people by ethnicity 153,101 as Slovak, 6828 as Not found out, 1818 as Czech, 699 as Other, 246 as Russian, 236 as Romani, 231 as Hungarian, 183 as Ukrainian, 183 as Rusyn, 160 as Polish, 155 as German, 129 as Korean, 91 as Moravian, 81 as Italian, 53 as Chinese, 50 as Jewish, 46 as Vietnamese, 42 as English, 40 as French, 36 as Croatian, 32 as Serbian, 31 as Bulgarian, 25 as Canadian, 24 as Austrian, 22 as Irish, 18 as Albanian, 14 as Silesian, 13 as Turkish, 13 as Romanian, 11 as Greek and 5 as Iranian.
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
In year 2021 was 161,377 people by religion 111,792 from Roman Catholic Church, 34,189 from None, 7707 from Not found out, 3082 from Evangelical Church, 909 from Greek Catholic Church, 664 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 530 from Ad hoc movements, 503 from Other, 393 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 254 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 244 from Buddhism, 212 from Calvinist Church, 200 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 141 from Church of the Brethren, 139 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 87 from Islam, 60 from Old Catholic Church, 40 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 39 from United Methodist Church, 38 from Baptists Church, 38 from Apostolic Church, 35 from Jewish community, 30 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 25 from Hinduism, 20 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church and 6 from Bahá'i Community.
Municipalities
Population and area values are current for year 2025.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Žilina District” is district of Slovakia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Žilina, District and district, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “district of Slovakia” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q836201. VIAF identifies the subject as 1425145424654786830799. Authority coordinates are 49.221, 18.741. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1923, 1996, 2025 and 2021.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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