Martin District

Martin District (okres Martin) is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia.^[3] Its main cultural, economic and administrative seat is the city of Martin. Martin District is one of the most important cultural centers in Slovakia. The city of Martin is the location and seat of the largest Slovak library, the Slovak National Museum, the cultural organisation Matica Slovenská and the Slovak Red Cross. In the district are 16 sport clubs, including ice hockey, football and handball, which all have their separate sport halls. Martin District economy is based foremost on the engineering industry, but also on the wood processing, construction, paper and cellulose industries.

Martin District
District
Country	Slovakia
Region (kraj)	Žilina Region
Cultural region	Turiec
Seat	Martin
Area [1]
• Total	735.63 km2 (284.03 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	92,817
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Telephone prefix	043
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	MT
Municipalities	43

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[4]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	97,600	97,671	96,887	92,817
Difference		+0.07%	−0.80%	−4.20%

Population statistic^[4]

Year	2023	2024
Count	93,041	92,817
Difference		−0.24%

It has a population of 92,817 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[6][7]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	88,733	91.67%
Not found out	4673	4.82%
Czech	1189	1.22%
Total	96,790

In year 2021 was 96,790 people by ethnicity 88,733 as Slovak, 4673 as Not found out, 1189 as Czech, 631 as Romani, 412 as Other, 213 as Hungarian, 157 as Rusyn, 142 as Russian, 130 as German, 92 as Polish, 52 as Moravian, 43 as Ukrainian, 30 as Bulgarian, 29 as Vietnamese, 28 as Italian, 27 as English, 24 as Jewish, 22 as Serbian, 22 as Romanian, 20 as Chinese, 19 as Irish, 18 as Croatian, 17 as French, 16 as Austrian, 14 as Turkish, 14 as Iranian, 12 as Canadian, 4 as Silesian, 4 as Greek, 2 as Albanian and 1 as Korean.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[8]

Religion	Number	Fraction
None	36,114	38.27%
Roman Catholic Church	31,157	33.01%
Evangelical Church	17,685	18.74%
Not found out	6335	6.71%
Total	94,376

In year 2021 was 94,376 people by religion 36,114 from None, 31,157 from Roman Catholic Church, 17,685 from Evangelical Church, 6335 from Not found out, 676 from Greek Catholic Church, 367 from Ad hoc movements, 366 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 319 from Other, 273 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 135 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 132 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 117 from Buddhism, 114 from Islam, 111 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 109 from United Methodist Church, 89 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 74 from Apostolic Church, 52 from Calvinist Church, 41 from Hinduism, 41 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 23 from Old Catholic Church, 19 from Jewish community, 18 from Church of the Brethren, 5 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 from Baptists Church and 2 from Bahá'i Community.

Municipalities

Municipality	Area [km2][9]	Population[10]
Belá-Dulice	51.17	1,232
Benice	2.15	343
Blatnica	86.18	1,074
Bystrička	19.12	1,490
Ďanová	7.66	554
Diaková	2.42	595
Dolný Kalník	1.33	367
Dražkovce	4.38	1,063
Folkušová	6.01	158
Horný Kalník	2.06	197
Karlová	1.83	112
Kláštor pod Znievom	39.02	1,843
Košťany nad Turcom	6.43	1,473
Krpeľany	13.88	1,059
Laskár	3.34	133
Ležiachov	4.22	164
Lipovec	12.74	912
Martin	67.73	50,346
Necpaly	42.17	1,023
Nolčovo	15.01	254
Podhradie	16.39	679
Príbovce	5.97	1,098
Rakovo	5.41	398
Ratkovo	0.90	213
Sklabiňa	11.06	644
Sklabinský Podzámok	27.14	180
Slovany	14.30	431
Socovce	5.10	227
Sučany	33.26	4,749
Šútovo	16.62	509
Trebostovo	13.12	651
Trnovo	7.44	269
Turany	46.74	4,085
Turčianska Štiavnička	14.07	999
Turčianske Jaseno	20.46	478
Turčianske Kľačany	12.20	1,053
Turčiansky Ďur	0.93	164
Turčiansky Peter	4.61	587
Valča	32.28	1,802
Vrícko	29.59	433
Vrútky	18.65	7,397
Záborie	5.11	171
Žabokreky	5.23	1,208

Population and area values are current for year 2024.