--- entity_id: city:sk:geonames:3060139 entity_type: city name: "Handlová" country_code: SK country: Slovakia slug: handlova canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/handlova/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/handlova.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/handlova.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/sk/handlova snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 12 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 2 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/handlova/ citation_title: "Handlová, Slovakia: jobs, air quality" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Handlová Handlová is one of the cities recorded in Slovakia. Its population was 15,289 at the end of 2025. Handlová registered an unemployment rate of 7.02% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Handlová? The published population was 15,289 people in 2025. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 15,289 people · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-ca5a300ca564 ### Is the air quality good in Handlová? The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 12 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-94b59f25b0b0 ### What is the unemployment rate in Handlová? The unemployment rate is about 7 % (2025-12). - Value: 7 % · Period: 2025-12 - Claims: claim-8b72e81f80f5 ## Population At the end of 2021, the city's area measured 85.5 km². The city recorded a population density of 189 people per km² at the end of 2021. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.1°C in January to 20.4°C in July. Handlová's monthly precipitation totalled 46.1 mm in January and 84 mm in July. Handlová's average monthly sunshine was 65.2 hours in January and 260.2 hours in July. ## Mobility Handlová's nearest major airport was 29 km away. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 15,289 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 7.02 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [2] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 12 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 2.6 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 17 · May 21.4 · Jun 25 · Jul 27.3 · Aug 27.1 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.1 · Dec 3.3 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -4.6 · Feb -3.5 · Mar 0 · Apr 4.3 · May 8.7 · Jun 12.4 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5.3 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -2.9 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -1.1 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 10.6 · May 15.2 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 0.2 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 46.1 · Feb 41 · Mar 41.3 · Apr 40.3 · May 65.9 · Jun 78.7 · Jul 84 · Aug 68.4 · Sep 59.2 · Oct 58.1 · Nov 49.9 · Dec 45.8 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 65.2 · Feb 91.7 · Mar 141.8 · Apr 195.9 · May 234.3 · Jun 244.8 · Jul 260.2 · Aug 253.9 · Sep 173.4 · Oct 126.5 · Nov 64.9 · Dec 52.7 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [8] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 85.55 km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 189 people/km² | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 29 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SLD | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Integration of third-country nationals including migrants — national project](https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/uvodna-stranka/programy-europskej-unie/program-slovensko-2021-2027/narodne-projekty/integracia-statnych-prislusnikov-tretich-krajin-vratane-migrantov.html) — Integration course · Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10 - [Integration policy of the Slovak Republic](https://employment.gov.sk/en/information-foreigners/integration-foreigners-slovakia/) — Welcome Program · Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic / Government of Slovakia · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10 - [Open Slovak-language courses for foreigners through the IOM Migration Information Centre](https://www.employment.gov.sk/sk/informacie-cudzincov/vzdelavanie-cudzincov/) — State Language Course · Migration Information Centre of IOM Slovakia, referenced by the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family · Slovak · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family](https://sluzbyzamestnanosti.gov.sk/) — Job Search, Training This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Handlová when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.vszp.sk/en/how-become-our-insured-person/) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Slovakia country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/slovakia/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### Is Handlová part of Žilina? Handlová is near Žilina, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 57.8 km away by straight-line distance. - Source: https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/lau/geojson/LAU_RG_01M_2024_4326.geojson ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Country of birth - not found out: 23 (0.1%) - inhabitants born in Slovak Republic: 15,437 (95.3%) - inhabitants born abroad: 739 (4.6%) - Total: 16,199 (100.0%) - Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography - Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census - Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_09_SR_SK0_OB.json ### Citizenship - not found out: 1 (0.0%) - inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic: 16,103 (99.4%) - foreigners: 95 (0.6%) - Total: 16,199 (100.0%) - Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography - Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census - Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_04_SR_SK0_OB.json ### Ancestry or ethnicity - not found out: 39 (13.0%) - Slovak: 39 (13.0%) - Hungarian: 25 (8.3%) - Romani: 57 (18.9%) - Ruthenian: 13 (4.3%) - Ukrainian: 1 (0.3%) - Czech: 38 (12.6%) - German: 28 (9.3%) - Polish: 5 (1.7%) - Croatian: 1 (0.3%) - Serbian: 0 (0.0%) - Russian: 13 (4.3%) - Jewish: 1 (0.3%) - Moravian: 2 (0.7%) - Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%) - Silesian: 1 (0.3%) - Greek: 0 (0.0%) - Romanian: 1 (0.3%) - Austrian: 8 (2.7%) - Vietnamese: 1 (0.3%) - Albanian: 0 (0.0%) - Chinese: 1 (0.3%) - Italian: 0 (0.0%) - Irish: 3 (1.0%) - Korean: 0 (0.0%) - Canadian: 0 (0.0%) - English: 1 (0.3%) - Iranian: 0 (0.0%) - French: 1 (0.3%) - Turkish: 0 (0.0%) - other: 22 (7.3%) - Total: 301 (100.0%) - Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography - Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census - Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_12_SR_SK0_OB.json ### Ancestry or ethnicity - not found out: 1,430 (8.8%) - Slovak: 14,550 (89.8%) - Hungarian: 51 (0.3%) - Romani: 30 (0.2%) - Ruthenian: 4 (0.0%) - Ukrainian: 4 (0.0%) - Czech: 58 (0.4%) - German: 18 (0.1%) - Polish: 9 (0.1%) - Croatian: 1 (0.0%) - Serbian: 1 (0.0%) - Russian: 12 (0.1%) - Jewish: 1 (0.0%) - Moravian: 2 (0.0%) - Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%) - Silesian: 0 (0.0%) - Greek: 2 (0.0%) - Romanian: 7 (0.0%) - Austrian: 1 (0.0%) - Vietnamese: 6 (0.0%) - Albanian: 0 (0.0%) - Chinese: 2 (0.0%) - Italian: 1 (0.0%) - Irish: 1 (0.0%) - Korean: 0 (0.0%) - Canadian: 0 (0.0%) - English: 2 (0.0%) - Iranian: 0 (0.0%) - French: 0 (0.0%) - Turkish: 0 (0.0%) - other: 6 (0.0%) - Total: 16,199 (100.0%) - Population universe: Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography - Period: SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census - Source: https://www.scitanie.sk/themes/web-sodb/assets/public/disem/data/Z01_11_SR_SK0_OB.json ## Sources 1. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic — Official source — https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/wcm/connect/d770110a-5172-4310-919d-7ec88cd06a26/Prehlad_stavu_a_pohybu_obyvatelstva_podl_pohlavia_+obce_rocne.zip?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=pWDiSQ.&useDefaultText=0&useDefaultDesc=0&CVID=pWDiSQ. 2. Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny — Official source — https://www.upsvr.gov.sk/buxus/docs/statistic/mesta_a_oibce_-_mesacne/2025/UoZobce_MS_2512.xlsx 3. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query 4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv 5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv 6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv 7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv 8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TSUN.csv 9. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021) — Official source — https://www.scitanie.sk/storage/app/media/dokumenty/SLO2021IV.csv 10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Handlová, Slovakia: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/handlova/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_handlova-slovakia-jobs-air-quality_af4011613cf8, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Handlová, Slovakia: jobs, air quality}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/handlova/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Handlová, Slovakia: jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/handlova/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/handlova/ - Title: Handlová, Slovakia: jobs, air quality - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sk/handlova/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/handlova.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sk/handlova.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/sk/handlova - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json