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Martin

Zilina Region · Slovakia
City population
51,139
#10
in Slovakia
#2
in Zilina Region
#11,201
worldwide
BratislavaMartin
49.067, 18.924 · 168 km from Bratislava
City population
51,139
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Slovakia
#10
of 59 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,201
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Slovakia
0.9%
of the national population

About Martin

Martin is a city in Zilina Region, Slovakia with a population of 51,139. It is the 10th largest of the 59 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Slovakia, and the 11,201st largest worldwide. It lies 168 km from Bratislava.

Position in Slovakia
#10of 59
LargestSmallest
Position in Zilina Region
#2of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Slovakia
Region
Zilina Region
Rank in region
#2of 6
Distance to capital
168 km
to Bratislava
Elevation
400 m
Time zone
Europe/Bratislava
Coordinates
49.067, 18.924
Record updated
2025-09-30
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

Nearby Cities

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