Šaľa District (Slovak: okres Šaľa; Hungarian: Vágsellyei járás) is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the district formed mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Nyitra, apart from a small area in the west around Diakovce, Tešedíkovo and Žihárec which formed part of the county of Pressburg.
Šaľa District | |
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| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Nitra Region |
| Area | |
• Total | 356 km2 (137 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 54,000 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Telephone prefix | 31 |
Municipalities
edit- Diakovce
- Dlhá nad Váhom
- Hájske
- Horná Kráľová
- Kráľová nad Váhom
- Močenok
- Neded
- Šaľa
- Selice
- Tešedíkovo
- Trnovec nad Váhom
- Vlčany
- Žihárec
References
edit48°9′5″N 17°52′33″E / 48.15139°N 17.87583°E
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