Myjava District

Myjava District (Slovak: okres Myjava, Hungarian: Milavai járás) is a district in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.^[2] It is located in the area of the Myjava Hills. Myjava district belongs to the smaller districts in Slovakia and the population density is slightly under the country average. In the north it borders with the Czech Republic. Myjava district was established in 1923 and in its present borders exists from 1996.^[3]

Myjava District
District
Country	Slovakia
Region (kraj)	Trenčín Region
Seat	Myjava
Area
• Total	326 km2 (126 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	25,013
• Density	76.7/km2 (199/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Telephone prefix	034
Vehicle registration plate[a]	MY
Municipalities	17
^ District-specific vehicle registration was discontinued in 2023.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1970	29,331	—
1980	30,699	+4.7%
1991	30,228	−1.5%
2001	29,243	−3.3%
2011	27,531	−5.9%
2021	25,678	−6.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Population statistic (10 years)^[6]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	30,018	28,527	27,083	24,809
Difference		−4.96%	−5.06%	−8.39%

Population statistic^[6]

Year	2023	2024
Count	25,013	24,809
Difference		−0.81%

It has a population of 24,809 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[8][9]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	24,182	92.23%
Not found out	1150	4.38%
Czech	403	1.53%
Total	26,217

In year 2021 was 26,217 people by ethnicity 24,182 as Slovak, 1150 as Not found out, 403 as Czech, 97 as Other, 80 as Romani, 48 as Hungarian, 41 as Ukrainian, 41 as Romanian, 39 as Russian, 20 as Rusyn, 16 as Moravian, 14 as Polish, 12 as Vietnamese, 10 as Italian, 10 as Serbian, 10 as German, 9 as English, 8 as Jewish, 5 as Turkish, 4 as Austrian, 4 as Croatian, 4 as Bulgarian, 3 as Greek, 3 as Albanian, 2 as French, 1 as Chinese and 1 as Silesian.

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+ %)^[10]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Evangelical Church	11,344	44.18%
None	9137	35.58%
Roman Catholic Church	3021	11.76%
Not found out	1383	5.39%
Total	25,678

In year 2021 was 25,678 people by religion 11,344 from Evangelical Church, 9137 from None, 3021 from Roman Catholic Church, 1383 from Not found out, 181 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 97 from Ad hoc movements, 86 from Greek Catholic Church, 82 from Other, 71 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 47 from Buddhism, 41 from United Methodist Church, 31 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 24 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 21 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 18 from Islam, 16 from Apostolic Church, 14 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 13 from Church of the Brethren, 11 from Baptists Church, 9 from Calvinist Church, 8 from Old Catholic Church, 7 from Hinduism, 6 from Jewish community, 4 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church, 4 from Bahá'i Community and 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Municipalities

The district has 17 municipalities:

Municipality	Area [km2][11]	Population[12]
Brestovec	17.34	962
Brezová pod Bradlom	41.07	4,543
Bukovec	15.46	424
Hrašné	7.87	480
Chvojnica	16.34	329
Jablonka	12.58	474
Kostolné	10.10	621
Košariská	11.52	416
Krajné	28.46	1,405
Myjava	48.54	10,453
Podkylava	8.45	244
Polianka	9.41	396
Poriadie	7.87	703
Priepasné	13.70	350
Rudník	9.38	838
Stará Myjava	17.72	766
Vrbovce	51.51	1,405