Galanta District
CountrySlovakia
Region (kraj)Trnava Region
Area
  Total641 km2 (247 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total94,533
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Galanta District (okres Galanta) is a district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.[1] The district lies on the lowland area. Through the district area flows River Váh and its level is regulated by dam in Kráľová nad Váhom. Historically the economy of the district area had relied on agriculture, now the production of white goods is of utmost importance. The district center is its largest town Galanta and there are 36 municipalities, in three of them are towns. The Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály spent most of his childhood in Galanta and composed the Dances of Galánta (1933, for orchestra) based on the folk music of this region.

Municipalities

Galanta District (2020)
MunicipalityArea (km2)[2]Population[3][4]
Abrahám15.771,050 (Decrease)
Čierna Voda12.141,408 (Increase)
Čierny Brod17.691,657 (Increase)
Dolná Streda13.461,661 (Increase)
Dolné Saliby18.681,991 (Decrease)
Dolný Chotár13.88375 (Decrease)
Galanta3.59494 (Decrease)
Gáň6.17864 (Increase)
Horné Saliby34.833,262 (Decrease)
Hoste4.48446 (Increase)
Jánovce3.59494 (Decrease)
Jelka32.653,946 (Decrease)
Kajal13.821,552 (Increase)
Košúty14.721,794 (Increase)
Kráľov Brod23.661,077 (Decrease)
Malá Mača7.97580 (Decrease)
Matúškovo11.952,259 (Increase)
Mostová25.151,573 (Decrease)
Pata17.543,198 (Increase)
Pusté Sady8.03600 (Decrease)
Pusté Úľany24.541,808 (Increase)
Sereď30.4515,326 (Decrease)
Sládkovičovo29.095,180 (Decrease)
Šalgočka4.74470 (Increase)
Šintava11.561,734 (Decrease)
Šoporňa31.394,143 (Decrease)
Tomášikovo21.131,690 (Increase)
Topoľnica10.47792 (Decrease)
Trstice20.263,796 (Increase)
Váhovce15.972,094 (Decrease)
Veľká Mača14.812,540 (Increase)
Veľké Úľany41.854,722 (Increase)
Veľký Grob23.541,388 (Increase)
Vinohrady nad Váhom10.71,629 (Increase)
Vozokany12.891,161 (Decrease)
Zemianske Sady8.05859 (Decrease)

References

  1. Ústredný portál verejnej správy Slovenskej republiky. "Okres Galanta". Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  2. "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  4. "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-09-01.

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