| Žarnovica District | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region (kraj) |
| Subdivision Name1: | Banská Bystrica Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Cultural region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tekov |
| Seat: | Žarnovica |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 426 |
| Population Total: | 27634 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
| Area Code: | 45 |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration plate |
| Registration Plate: | ZC |
| Footnotes: | District-specific vehicle registration was discontinued in 2023. |
Žarnovica District is a district inthe Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Tekov, only a part of Hodruša-Hámre, namely Banská Hodruša in the east was part of Banská Štiavnica, an urban county on the territory of Hont County.