# List of cities and towns in Slovakia

This is a list of cities and towns in Slovakia, called mestá (singular mesto) in Slovak. Although mesto is variously translated into English as "town" or "city", there is no such legal distinction in Slovakia.
As of 25 September 2019, there were 141 cities (miest) in Slovakia. For German and Hungarian names of these towns, which are used by the respective ethnic minorities, see list of German exonyms for places in Slovakia and list of Hungarian exonyms for places in Slovakia.

## List

| City or town | District | Region | Population | Population | Population |
| City or town | District | Region | 2019 | 2001 | Change |
| Bratislava | Bratislava I, II, III, IV, V | Bratislava Region | 437,725 | 428,672 | +2.11% |
| Košice | Košice I, II, III, IV | Košice Region | 238,593 | 236,093 | +1.06% |
| Prešov | Prešov | Prešov Region | 88,464 | 92,786 | −4.66% |
| Žilina | Žilina | Žilina Region | 80,727 | 85,400 | −5.47% |
| Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica Region | 78,084 | 83,056 | −5.99% |
| Nitra | Nitra | Nitra Region | 76,533 | 87,285 | −12.32% |
| Trnava | Trnava | Trnava Region | 65,033 | 70,286 | −7.47% |
| Trenčín | Trenčín | Trenčín Region | 55,383 | 57,854 | −4.27% |
| Martin | Martin | Žilina Region | 54,168 | 60,133 | −9.92% |
| Poprad | Poprad | Prešov Region | 51,235 | 56,157 | −8.76% |
| Prievidza | Prievidza | Trenčín Region | 45,634 | 53,097 | −14.06% |
| Zvolen | Zvolen | Banská Bystrica Region | 42,167 | 43,789 | −3.70% |
| Považská Bystrica | Považská Bystrica | Trenčín Region | 39,271 | 42,773 | −8.19% |
| Michalovce | Michalovce | Košice Region | 38,776 | 39,948 | −2.93% |
| Nové Zámky | Nové Zámky | Nitra Region | 37,512 | 42,262 | −11.24% |
| Spišská Nová Ves | Spišská Nová Ves | Košice Region | 37,007 | 39,193 | −5.58% |
| Komárno | Komárno | Nitra Region | 33,751 | 37,366 | −9.67% |
| Humenné | Humenné | Prešov Region | 32,834 | 35,157 | −6.61% |
| Levice | Levice | Nitra Region | 32,735 | 36,538 | −10.41% |
| Bardejov | Bardejov | Prešov Region | 32,293 | 33,247 | −2.87% |
| Liptovský Mikuláš | Liptovský Mikuláš | Žilina Region | 31,000 | 33,007 | −6.08% |
| Lučenec | Lučenec | Banská Bystrica Region | 27,739 | 28,332 | −2.09% |
| Piešťany | Piešťany | Trnava Region | 27,336 | 30,606 | −10.68% |
| Ružomberok | Ružomberok | Žilina Region | 26,558 | 30,417 | −12.69% |
| Topoľčany | Topoľčany | Nitra Region | 24,785 | 28,968 | −14.44% |
| Trebišov | Trebišov | Košice Region | 24,649 | 22,432 | +9.88% |
| Čadca | Čadca | Žilina Region | 23,941 | 26,699 | −10.33% |
| Rimavská Sobota | Rimavská Sobota | Banská Bystrica Region | 23,751 | 25,088 | −5.33% |
| Dubnica nad Váhom | Ilava | Trenčín Region | 23,550 | 25,995 | −9.41% |
| Pezinok | Pezinok | Bratislava Region | 23,034 | 21,082 | +9.26% |
| Dunajská Streda | Dunajská Streda | Trnava Region | 22,684 | 23,519 | −3.55% |
| Partizánske | Partizánske | Trenčín Region | 22,269 | 24,907 | −10.59% |
| Vranov nad Topľou | Vranov nad Topľou | Košice Region | 22,245 | 22,985 | −3.22% |
| Šaľa | Šaľa | Nitra Region | 21,689 | 24,564 | −11.70% |
| Hlohovec | Hlohovec | Trnava Region | 21,301 | 23,729 | −10.23% |
| Brezno | Brezno | Banská Bystrica Region | 20,889 | 22,875 | −8.68% |
| Senica | Senica | Trnava Region | 20,289 | 21,253 | −4.54% |
| Snina | Snina | Prešov Region | 20,289 | 21,325 | −4.86% |
| Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Trenčín Region | 20,071 | 21,327 | −5.89% |
| Senec | Senec | Bratislava Region | 19,963 | 14,673 | +36.05% |
| Rožňava | Rožňava | Košice Region | 19,045 | 19,261 | −1.12% |
| Žiar nad Hronom | Žiar nad Hronom | Banská Bystrica Region | 18,852 | 19,945 | −5.48% |
| Dolný Kubín | Dolný Kubín | Žilina Region | 18,665 | 19,948 | −6.43% |
| Bánovce nad Bebravou | Bánovce nad Bebravou | Trenčín Region | 17,750 | 20,901 | −15.08% |
| Púchov | Púchov | Trenčín Region | 17,561 | 18,833 | −6.75% |
| Malacky | Malacky | Bratislava Region | 17,467 | 17,773 | −1.72% |
| Handlová | Prievidza | Trenčín Region | 16,890 | 18,018 | −6.26% |
| Kežmarok | Kežmarok | Prešov Region | 16,346 | 17,383 | −5.97% |
| Stará Ľubovňa | Stará Ľubovňa | Prešov Region | 16,327 | 16,227 | +0.62% |
| Sereď | Galanta | Trnava Region | 15,444 | 17,406 | −11.27% |
| Skalica | Skalica | Trnava Region | 15,022 | 15,013 | +0.06% |
| Galanta | Galanta | Trnava Region | 14,990 | 16,365 | −8.40% |
| Kysucké Nové Mesto | Kysucké Nové Mesto | Žilina Region | 14,953 | 16,558 | −9.69% |
| Levoča | Levoča | Prešov Region | 14,722 | 14,366 | +2.48% |
| Detva | Detva | Banská Bystrica Region | 14,545 | 15,122 | −3.82% |
| Šamorín | Dunajská Streda | Trnava Region | 13,350 | 12,143 | +9.94% |
| Sabinov | Sabinov | Prešov Region | 12,700 | 12,290 | +3.34% |
| Stupava | Malacky | Bratislava Region | 12,108 | 8,063 | +50.17% |
| Revúca | Revúca | Banská Bystrica Region | 11,949 | 13,466 | −11.27% |
| Veľký Krtíš | Veľký Krtíš | Banská Bystrica Region | 11,755 | 14,013 | −16.11% |
| Myjava | Myjava | Trenčín Region | 11,514 | 13,142 | −12.39% |
| Zlaté Moravce | Zlaté Moravce | Nitra Region | 11,375 | 15,618 | −27.17% |
| Bytča | Bytča | Žilina Region | 11,363 | 11,550 | −1.62% |
| Moldava nad Bodvou | Košice-okolie | Košice Region | 11,307 | 9,525 | +18.71% |
| Holíč | Skalica | Trnava Region | 11,156 | 11,416 | −2.28% |
| Nová Dubnica | Ilava | Trenčín Region | 11,040 | 12,358 | −10.67% |
| Svidník | Svidník | Prešov Region | 10,752 | 12,428 | −13.49% |
| Kolárovo | Komárno | Nitra Region | 10,586 | 10,823 | −2.19% |
| Fiľakovo | Lučenec | Banská Bystrica Region | 10,568 | 10,198 | +3.63% |
| Stropkov | Stropkov | Prešov Region | 10,438 | 10,874 | −4.01% |
| Štúrovo | Nové Zámky | Nitra Region | 10,186 | 11,708 | −13.00% |
| Banská Štiavnica | Banská Štiavnica | Banská Bystrica Region | 10,004 | 10,874 | −8.00% |
| Šurany | Nové Zámky | Nitra Region | 9,659 | 10,491 | −7.93% |
| Tvrdošín | Tvrdošín | Žilina Region | 9,201 | 9,544 | −3.59% |
| Modra | Pezinok | Bratislava Region | 9,046 | 8,536 | +5.97% |
| Veľké Kapušany | Michalovce | Košice Region | 8,862 | 9,760 | −9.20% |
| Stará Turá | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | Trenčín Region | 8,764 | 10,291 | −14.84% |
| Krompachy | Spišská Nová Ves | Košice Region | 8,684 | 8,812 | −1.45% |
| Veľký Meder | Dunajská Streda | Trnava Region | 8,612 | 9,113 | −5.50% |
| Vráble | Nitra | Nitra Region | 8,551 | 9,493 | −9.92% |
| Sečovce | Trebišov | Košice Region | 8,542 | 7,819 | +9.25% |
| Svit | Poprad | Prešov Region | 7,923 | 7,445 | +6.42% |
| Krupina | Krupina | Banská Bystrica Region | 7,912 | 7,991 | −0.99% |
| Námestovo | Námestovo | Žilina Region | 7,784 | 8,135 | −4.31% |
| Vrútky | Martin | Žilina Region | 7,748 | 7,298 | +6.17% |
| Turzovka | Čadca | Žilina Region | 7,515 | 7,854 | −4.32% |
| Kráľovský Chlmec | Trebišov | Košice Region | 7,426 | 8,031 | −7.53% |
| Hriňová | Detva | Banská Bystrica Region | 7,415 | 8,289 | −10.54% |
| Hnúšťa | Rimavská Sobota | Banská Bystrica Region | 7,411 | 7,557 | −1.93% |
| Hurbanovo | Komárno | Nitra Region | 7,397 | 8,153 | −9.27% |
| Liptovský Hrádok | Liptovský Mikuláš | Žilina Region | 7,397 | 8,232 | −10.14% |
| Trstená | Tvrdošín | Žilina Region | 7,360 | 7,461 | −1.35% |
| Nová Baňa | Žarnovica | Banská Bystrica Region | 7,314 | 7,505 | −2.54% |
| Šahy | Levice | Nitra Region | 7,219 | 8,061 | −10.45% |
| Tornaľa | Revúca | Banská Bystrica Region | 7,114 | 8,169 | −12.91% |
| Krásno nad Kysucou | Čadca | Žilina Region | 6,799 | 6,939 | −2.02% |
| Želiezovce | Levice | Nitra Region | 6,746 | 7,522 | −10.32% |
| Spišská Belá | Kežmarok | Prešov Region | 6,733 | 6,136 | +9.73% |
| Lipany | Sabinov | Prešov Region | 6,542 | 6,130 | +6.72% |
| Medzilaborce | Medzilaborce | Prešov Region | 6,531 | 6,741 | −3.12% |
| Veľký Šariš | Prešov | Prešov Region | 6,426 | 4,018 | +59.93% |
| Nemšová | Trenčín | Trenčín Region | 6,414 | 6,136 | +4.53% |
| Sobrance | Sobrance | Košice Region | 6,346 | 6,262 | +1.34% |
| Turčianske Teplice | Turčianske Teplice | Žilina Region | 6,330 | 7,031 | −9.97% |
| Žarnovica | Žarnovica | Banská Bystrica Region | 6,170 | 6,596 | −6.46% |
| Gelnica | Gelnica | Košice Region | 6,047 | 6,404 | −5.57% |
| Vrbové | Piešťany | Trnava Region | 5,907 | 6,249 | −5.47% |
| Rajec | Žilina | Žilina Region | 5,787 | 6,074 | −4.73% |
| Svätý Jur | Pezinok | Bratislava Region | 5,724 | 4,614 | +24.06% |
| Dobšiná | Rožňava | Košice Region | 5,685 | 4,896 | +16.12% |
| Poltár | Poltár | Banská Bystrica Region | 5,584 | 6,099 | −8.44% |
| Gabčíkovo | Dunajská Streda | Trnava Region | 5,473 | 5,084 | +7.65% |
| Ilava | Ilava | Trenčín Region | 5,464 | 5,411 | +0.98% |
| Kremnica | Žiar nad Hronom | Banská Bystrica Region | 5,258 | 5,822 | −9.69% |
| Sládkovičovo | Galanta | Trnava Region | 5,209 | 6,078 | −14.30% |
| Gbely | Skalica | Trnava Region | 5,073 | 5,223 | −2.87% |
| Nesvady | Komárno | Nitra Region | 5,049 | 5,063 | −0.28% |
| Bojnice | Prievidza | Trenčín Region | 4,992 | 5,006 | −0.28% |
| Šaštín-Stráže | Senica | Trnava Region | 4,965 | 5,005 | −0.80% |
| Sliač | Zvolen | Banská Bystrica Region | 4,959 | 4,667 | +6.26% |
| Brezová pod Bradlom | Myjava | Trenčín Region | 4,768 | 5,567 | −14.35% |
| Medzev | Košice-okolie | Košice Region | 4,482 | 3,667 | +22.23% |
| Turany | Martin | Žilina Region | 4,278 | 4,444 | −3.74% |
| Strážske | Michalovce | Košice Region | 4,250 | 4,474 | −5.01% |
| Nováky | Prievidza | Trenčín Region | 4,203 | 4,402 | −4.52% |
| Trenčianske Teplice | Trenčín | Trenčín Region | 4,162 | 4,438 | −6.22% |
| Leopoldov | Hlohovec | Trnava Region | 4,097 | 3,999 | +2.45% |
| Giraltovce | Svidník | Prešov Region | 4,089 | 4,189 | −2.39% |
| Tisovec | Rimavská Sobota | Banská Bystrica Region | 4,087 | 4,215 | −3.04% |
| Vysoké Tatry | Poprad | Prešov Region | 4,009 | 5,407 | −25.86% |
| Spišské Podhradie | Levoča | Prešov Region | 3,985 | 3,780 | +5.42% |
| Hanušovce nad Topľou | Vranov nad Topľou | Prešov Region | 3,782 | 3,582 | +5.58% |
| Čierna nad Tisou | Trebišov | Košice Region | 3,619 | 4,645 | −22.09% |
| Tlmače | Levice | Nitra Region | 3,520 | 4,305 | −18.23% |
| Spišské Vlachy | Spišská Nová Ves | Košice Region | 3,459 | 3,518 | −1.68% |
| Jelšava | Revúca | Banská Bystrica Region | 3,289 | 3,287 | +0.06% |
| Podolínec | Stará Ľubovňa | Prešov Region | 3,155 | 3,173 | −0.57% |
| Rajecké Teplice | Žilina | Žilina Region | 3,023 | 2,677 | +12.92% |
| Spišská Stará Ves | Kežmarok | Prešov Region | 2,230 | 2,355 | −5.31% |
| Modrý Kameň | Veľký Krtíš | Banská Bystrica Region | 1,624 | 1,434 | +13.25% |
| Dudince | Krupina | Banská Bystrica Region | 1,395 | 1,500 | −7.00% |