Žarnovica District (Slovak: okres Žarnovica) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Tekov, only a part of Hodruša-Hámre, namely Banská Hodruša in the east was part of Banská Štiavnica, an urban county on the territory of Hont County.
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| Country | Slovakia |
| Region (kraj) | Banská Bystrica Region |
| Cultural region | Tekov |
| Seat | Žarnovica |
| Area | |
• Total | 426 km2 (164 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 27,634 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Telephone prefix | 45 |
| Vehicle registration plate[a] | ZC |
| ^ District-specific vehicle registration was discontinued in 2023. | |
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