The Nitra Region (, ; ) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. It was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. It consists of seven districts () and 354 municipalities, of which 16 have a town status. The economy of the region focuses more on agriculture, than in other Slovak regions. Nitra is its seat, largest city, and cultural and economic center.
This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the à ½itný ostrov island, and the Danubian Hills in the north, centre and east. Mountain ranges reaching into the region are: Povaà ¾ský Inovec in the north-west, where the region's highest point, Veþký Inovec, is located, Tribeàin the north from Nitra, Pohronský Inovec in the north-east and à  tiavnické vrchy in the east. Major rivers are the Danube in the south, Váh in the south-west, Nitra in the western-central part, Hron in the east and Ipeþ in the south-east. As for administrative divisions, the region borders TrenÃÂÃÂn Region in the north, Banská Bystrica Region in the east, Hungarian Pest in the south-east, Komárom-Esztergom in the south, and Gyà Âr-Moson-Sopron county in the south-west and Trnava Region in the west.
It has a population ofàpeople (31 December ). The population density in the region is (), which is very similar to the country's average (110 per km<sup>2</sup>). The largest towns are Nitra, Komárno, Nové Zámky and Levice.
The city of Nitra is also the centre of whole region. The regionâÂÂwhich is the warmest in SlovakiaâÂÂreaches a high production of wheat, rye and vegetables. Significant industries are: the food industry, with breweries in TopoþÃÂany, Nitra and Hurbanovo, are machinery (fridges in Zlaté Moravce, shipyards in Komárno) and energy (Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant).
Current governor of Banská Bystrica region is Milan Belica (Smer-SD). He won with 34,1 %. In election 2017 was elected also regional parliament:
Nitra Region is known to be a strong hold of Hungarian Parties such as SMK/MKP.
In governor's elections won Milan Belica (SmerâÂÂSD) over many another candidates.
In governor's elections won Milan Belica (SmerâÂÂSD) over centre-right candidate TomÃ¡à ¡ Galbavý (SDKÃÂâÂÂDS), who was supported by SaS, OKS, NOVA, MostâÂÂHÃÂd, SMK-MKP.
|- | colspan="6" | |- |- style="background-color:#C0DBFC; text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! % ! Seats ! +/- |- | rowspan="2" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" | | style="background-color:;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Social Democrats | 35.19 | 19 | 4 |- | style="background-color:#fdfd96;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Christian Democrats | 24.07 | 13 | 6 |- |- style="background-color:; color:white;" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 59.26 | 32 | 10 |- | rowspan="1" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" | | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| SMKâÂÂMKP | 25.93 | 14 | 1 |- |- style="background-color:; color:white;" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 25.93 | 14 | 1 |- | rowspan="1" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" | | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| Independents | 7.41 | 4 | 1 |- |- style="background-color:; color:white;" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 7.41 | 4 | 1 |- | rowspan="3" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" | | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| SDKÃÂâÂÂDS | 1.85 | 1 | 8 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| MostâÂÂHÃÂd | 1.85 | 1 | 1 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| NOVA | 1.85 | 1 | 1 |- |- style="background-color:; color:white;" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 5.55 | 3 | 6 |- | rowspan="1" style="background-color:;border-bottom-style:hidden;" | | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;"| Nationalists | 1.85 | 1 | 1 |- |- style="background-color:; color:white;" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"| | 1.85 | 1 | 1
In governor's elections won Milan Belica (SmerâÂÂSD), who was supported by SDKÃÂâÂÂDS and KDH.
In governor's elections won Milan Belica, who was supported by ASV, KSS, , ýSâÂÂHZDS, PSNS, . His rival in second round of elections was (DS, SDKÃÂ).
In governor's elections won Milan Belica, who was supported by HZDS, SOP, SDý and Centre party. His rival in second round of elections was (SMK-MKP).
The Nitra Region consists of 7 districts. There are 354 municipalities, of which 16 are towns.