Municipality of Hodoš explained

Municipality of Hodoš
Native Name:Slovenian: Občina Hodoš
Hungarian: Hodos község
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:46.8167°N 36°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rudolf Bunderla
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:18.1
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:312
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02

The Municipality of Hodoš (Slovenian: Občina Hodoš in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈóːptʃina ˈxóːdɔʃ/; Hungarian: Hodos község in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈhodoʃ ˈkøʃʃeːɡ/) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the village of Hodoš (Hungarian: Hodos).[2] It is part of the Prekmurje region. Both Slovene and Hungarian are official languages in the municipality. The municipality was established on 7 August 1998, when it was separated from the former Municipality of Hodoš–Šalovci.[3]

Hodoš is one of the two municipalities in Slovenia where ethnic Slovenes are a minority; the other is Dobrovnik (Hungarian: Dobronak). The majority of the population is Lutheran.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Hodoš, the municipality also includes the settlement of Krplivnik (Hungarian: Kapornak).

Demographics

Population by native language, 2002 census[4]
  • Hungarian
  • 190 (53.37%)
  • Slovene
  • 144 (40.45%)
  • Others and Unknown: 22 (6.18%)
  • Total: 356

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    Notes and References

    1. http://www.stat.si/ObcineVStevilkah/Vsebina.aspx?leto=2012&id=48&lang=eng Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2010
    2. http://www.hodos.si/ Hodoš municipal site
    3. http://www.stat.si/doc/pub/02-PP-244-0701.pdf Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah, no. 6.
    4. http://www.stat.si/Popis2002/en/rezultati/rezultati_red.asp?ter=OBC&st=7 Republic of Slovenia 2002 Census