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City profile · Slovakia · Europe

Šaľa

Nitra Region · Slovakia
City population
20,239
#41
in Slovakia
#7
in Nitra Region
#25,087
worldwide
BratislavaŠaľa
48.151, 17.881 · 57 km from Bratislava
City population
20,239
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Slovakia
#41
of 59 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#25,087
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Slovakia
0.4%
of the national population

About Šaľa

Šaľa is a city in Nitra Region, Slovakia with a population of 20,239. It is the 41st largest of the 59 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Slovakia, and the 25,087th largest worldwide. It lies 57 km from Bratislava.

Position in Slovakia
#41of 59
LargestSmallest
Position in Nitra Region
#7of 7
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Slovakia
Region
Nitra Region
Rank in region
#7of 7
Distance to capital
57 km
to Bratislava
Elevation
114 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Bratislava
Coordinates
48.151, 17.881
Record updated
2026-01-14
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. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 59 in Slovakia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

19KMSereď15K people23KMNitra86K people27KMDunajská Streda23K people28KMNové Zámky37K people32KMHlohovec20K people

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