- Population
- 104,711
- 104.7K
- Elevation
- 688 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 43
- listed under Poprad District
- Airports
- TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport5 km
- KSC Košice International Airport81 km
About Poprad District
Poprad District is a district. Location: Prešov Region, Slovakia. Population: 104,711.
Poprad District (okres Poprad) is a district in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. The district had been established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its current borders. It consists of 29 municipalities, from which three have a town status. Its seat, cultural and economic center is Poprad, the largest city. Main economic branches are industry and tourism. The High Tatras mountain range, the top tourist attraction in Slovakia, is located in Poprad district.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Area
- 1,105 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Poprad District
- Rožňava District
- Okres Spišská Nová Ves
- Levoča District
- Kežmarok District
- Brezno District
Population of Poprad District over time
| 2017 | 104,711 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102,744 | |
| 2024 | 101,834 | |
| 2025 | 101,671 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Poprad District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 47 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- June (110 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 30 | 36 | 60 | 88 | 110 | 99 | 86 | 66 | 51 | 47 | 37 |
How to get to Poprad District
The nearest airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT), 5 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 80 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 5 kmnorthwest
- Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 81 kmsoutheast
- Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 97 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Košice Population: 225K 80 kmsoutheast
- Miskolc Population: 154.5K 111 kmsouth
- Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 161 kmsoutheast
- Debrecen Population: 202.4K 195 kmsoutheast
- Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 235 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Poprad District
Within 100 km: 24 historic and cultural sites, 276 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km34 places
- Skalnaté pleso Lake 16 kmN
- Popradské Pleso Lake 20 kmNW
- Ostrá Mountain 24 kmNW
- Vysoká Mountain 20 kmNW
25–60 km131 places
- Branisko Mountain 45 kmE
- Beskids Mountain 41 kmN
- Čertovica Mountain 44 kmW
- Bystrá Mountain 37 kmNW
60–100 km148 places
- Veľký Kriváň Mountain 94 kmW
- Tlstá Mountain 98 kmW
- Rakytov Mountain 83 kmW
- Poľana Mountain 76 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Poprad District
43 places- 1 Poprad 51.5K
- 2 Svit 7.7K
- 3 Vysoké Tatry 3.8K
- 4 Strba 3.6K
- 5 Hranovnica 3.2K
- 6 Spišský Štiavnik 2.9K
- 7 Batizovce 2.6K
- 8 Spišské Bystré 2.6K
- 9 Liptovská Teplička 2.5K
- 10 Spišská Teplica 2.3K
- 11 Hôrka 2K
- 12 Vyšná Šuňava 2K
- 13 Vikartovce 1.9K
- 14 Janovce 1.8K
- 15 Švábovce 1.7K
- 16 Veľký Slavkov 1.6K
- 17 Nová Lesná 1.5K
- 18 Gánovce 1.4K
- 19 Ždiar 1.4K
- 20 Vydrník 1.4K
- 21 Stary Smokovec 1K
- 22 Lučivná 991
- 23 Mlynica 919
- 24 Kravany 916
- 25 Gerlachov 848
- 26 Tatranská Lomnica 800
- 27 Hozelec 791
- 28 Mengusovce 685
- 29 Vernár 578
- 30 Štôla 530
- 31 Tatranská Javorina 213
- 32 Štrbské Pleso 85
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages2
- Nová Polianka · Village
- Nový Smokovec · Village
Mountains & nature9
- Batizovský štít · Mountain
- Gerlachovský štít · Mountain
- Končistá · Mountain
- Kriváň · Mountain
- Lomnický štít · Mountain
- Magura · Mountain
- Ostrá · Mountain
- Slavkovský štít · Mountain
- Vysoká · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
High Tatras Mountain, Prešov Region11 km NW
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Rysy Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska21 km NW -
Wooden Articular Church in Kežmarok Attraction, Kežmarok13 km NE
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Wyżni Żabi Szczyt Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska22 km NW -
Niżnie Rysy Mountain, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska21 km NW -
Žabia veža Mountain, Lesser Poland Voivodeship22 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources