Zlín District (Czech: okres Zlín) is a district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Zlín.

Zlín District is divided into five administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Zlín, Luhačovice, Otrokovice, Valašské Klobouky and Vizovice.

Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Bělov - Biskupice - Bohuslavice nad Vláří - Bohuslavice u Zlína - Bratřejov - Březnice - Březová - Březůvky - Brumov-Bylnice - Dešná - Dobrkovice - Dolní Lhota - Doubravy - Drnovice - Držková - Fryšták - Halenkovice - Haluzice - Horní Lhota - Hostišová - Hřivínův Újezd - Hrobice - Hvozdná - Jasenná - Jestřabí - Kaňovice - Karlovice - Kašava - Kelníky - Komárov - Křekov - Lhota - Lhotsko - Lípa - Lipová - Loučka - Ludkovice - Luhačovice - Lukov - Lukoveček - Lutonina - Machová - Mysločovice - Napajedla - Návojná - Nedašov - Nedašova Lhota - Neubuz - Oldřichovice - Ostrata - Otrokovice - Petrůvka - Podhradí - Podkopná Lhota - Pohořelice - Poteč - Pozlovice - Provodov - Racková - Rokytnice - Rudimov - Šanov - Šarovy - Sazovice - Sehradice - Slavičín - Slopné - Slušovice - Spytihněv - Štítná nad Vláří-Popov - Študlov - Tečovice - Tichov - Tlumačov - Trnava - Ublo - Újezd - Valašské Klobouky - Valašské Příkazy - Velký Ořechov - Veselá - Vizovice - Vlachova Lhota - Vlachovice - Vlčková - Všemina - Vysoké Pole - Zádveřice-Raková - Želechovice nad Dřevnicí - Zlín - Žlutava

Zlín District borders Slovakia in the southeast. In the west, a lowland extends into the district, otherwise the terrain is hilly to mountainous. The territory extends into six geomorphological mesoregions: Vizovice Highlands (most of the territory), White Carpathians (southeast), Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains (north), Upper Morava Valley (a small part in the northwest), Lower Morava Valley (a small part in the southwest), and Chřiby (a small part in the west). The highest point of the district is the mountain Průklesy in Nedašov with an elevation of 836 m (2,743 ft). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Morava in Spytihněv at 180 m (590 ft).

From the total district area of 1,045.3 km (403.6 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 474.1 km (183.1 sq mi), forests occupy 446.8 km (172.5 sq mi), and water area occupies 12.3 km (4.7 sq mi). Forests cover 42.7% of the district's area.

The main river of the district is the Morava, which crosses the district in the west. The area is poor in bodies of water. The only significant body of water is the Slušovice Reservoir.

Bílé Karpaty is a protected landscape area that covers the southeastern part of the district.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 73,014 —     1880 77,891 +6.7% 1890 79,767 +2.4% 1900 83,892 +5.2% 1910 88,115 +5.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 89,596 +1.7% 1930 113,428 +26.6% 1950 150,466 +32.7% 1961 165,397 +9.9% 1970 173,407 +4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 191,634 +10.5% 1991 197,071 +2.8% 2001 195,618 −0.7% 2011 190,488 −2.6% 2021 187,371 −1.6%
Source: Censuses

Name	Population	Area (km)
Zlín	74,255	103
Otrokovice	17,597	20
Napajedla	7,172	20
Slavičín	6,224	34
Brumov-Bylnice	5,424	56
Luhačovice	5,087	33
Vizovice	4,886	29
Valašské Klobouky	4,880	27
Fryšták	3,843	24
Slušovice	2,961	7

The largest employers with headquarters in Zlín District and at least 1,000 employees are:

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Continental Barum	Otrokovice	4,000–4,999	Manufacture of tyres
Regional Hospital of T. Baťa	Zlín	3,000–3,999	Health care
HP Tronic	Zlín	2,500–2,999	Retail sale
Regional Police Directorate of the Zlín Region	Zlín	1,500–1,999	Public administration
Fatra	Napajedla	1,000–1,499	Manufacture of plastic products
Tomas Bata University in Zlín	Zlín	1,000–1,499	Education

Well-known companies employing 500–999 people and based in Zlín are Baťa and Tescoma.

The D55 motorway, which separates from the D1 motorway, leads to Otrokovice. The I/49 road runs from Otrokovice to the Czech-Slovak border via Zlín, across the district.

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:

• Monument to the resistance in Drnovice-Ploština
• Vizovice Castle
• Mikuláštík's office in Jasenná

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:

• Brumov
• Brumov – workers' colony
• Fryšták
• Luhačovice
• Napajedla
• Valašské Klobouky
• Vizovice
• Zlín

The most visited tourist destination are the Zlín-Lešná Zoo and Museum of South East Moravia in Zlín.

• Zlín District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website