Šaľa District | |
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District | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region (kraj) | Nitra Region |
Area | |
• Total | 356 km2 (137 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 54,000 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Telephone prefix | 31 |
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.
Coordinates: 48°9′5″N 17°52′33″E / 48.15139°N 17.87583°E