Urban Municipality of Koper explained

Urban Municipality of Koper
Native Name:Slovenian: Mestna občina Koper
Italian: Comune città di Capodistria
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:45.55°N 57°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Aleš Bržan
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:304
Population Total:53,440
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02

The Urban Municipality of Koper (pronounced as /sl/; sl|Mestna občina Koper, it|Comune città di Capodistria) is one of twelve urban municipalities of Slovenia. It is located at the coastline of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia and was established in 1994. The seat of the municipality is the town of Koper. Since 1995, the area has been part of the Coastal–Karst Statistical Region. The municipality is bilingual, with both Slovene and Italian recognized, and it shares borders with Italy and Croatia.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Koper, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Občina Koper . Statistični urad Republike Slovenije.