Česká Lípa District (Czech: okres Česká Lípa) is a district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Česká Lípa.

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Česká Lípa District Okres Česká Lípa
District
Location in the Liberec Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°39′N 14°38′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
Capital	Česká Lípa
Area [1]
• Total	1,072.87 km2 (414.24 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]
• Total	103,344
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	57
* Towns	11
* Market towns	1

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Česká Lípa District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Česká Lípa and Nový Bor.

Česká Lípa District briefly borders Germany in the north. The terrain is very diverse, with large differences in altitude, and hilly landscape prevails. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Ralsko Uplands (most of the territory), Central Bohemian Uplands (west), Lusatian Mountains (north) and Jizera Table (small part in the southeast). The highest point of the district is the mountain Luž in Mařenice with an elevation of 793 m (2,602 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Liběchovka Stream in Dubá at 222 m (728 ft).

From the total district area of 1,072.9 km² (414.2 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 430.8 km² (166.3 sq mi), forests occupy 506.6 km² (195.6 sq mi), and water area occupies 25.8 km² (10.0 sq mi). Forests cover 47.2% of the district's area.^[1]

The most significant river is the Ploučnice, which flows across the district from east to west. Its longest tributary in the district is the Svitávka. The largest body of water is Lake Mácha.

There are three protected landscape areas: Lusatian Mountains, Central Bohemian Uplands and Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj.

The largest employers with headquarters in Česká Lípa District and at least 500 employees are:^[5]

There are no motorways in the district territory. The most important roads that pass through the district are the I/13 (part of the European route E442) from Liberec to Karlovy Vary, and the I/9 from Prague to the Czech-German border via Česká Lípa.

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:^[6]

• Bezděz Castle
• Zákupy Castle
• Pilgrimage complex with the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Horní Police

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:^[7]

The most visited tourist destinations are the Bezděz Castle and Sloup Castle.^[8]