Nagykanizsa (Hungarian: Nagykanizsai járás) is a district in southern part of Zala County. Nagykanizsa is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Nagykanizsa District
Nagykanizsai járás
Official logo of Nagykanizsa District
Nagykanizsa District within Hungary and Zala County.
Nagykanizsa District within Hungary and Zala County.
Coordinates: 46°28′N 17°00′E / 46.46°N 17.00°E / 46.46; 17.00
Country Hungary
CountyZala
District seatNagykanizsa
Area
 • Total907.91 km2 (350.55 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Zala
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total78,252
 • Rank2nd in Zala
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)

Geography

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Nagykanizsa District borders with Zalaegerszeg District and Keszthely District to the north, Marcali District (Somogy County) to the east, Csurgó District (Somogy County) to the south, the Croatian county of Koprivnica-Križevci and Lenti District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Nagykanizsa District is 49.

Municipalities

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The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 47 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve". ksh.hu. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
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