Žarnovica District (Slovak: okres Žarnovica) is a district in the 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.

Municipalities

• Brehy
• Hodruša-Hámre
• Horné Hámre
• Hrabičov
• Hronský Beňadik
• Kľak
• Malá Lehota
• Nová Baňa
• Orovnica
• Ostrý Grúň
• Píla
• Rudno nad Hronom
• Tekovská Breznica
• Veľká Lehota
• Veľké Pole
• Voznica
• Žarnovica
• Župkov