Municipality of Puconci | |
Native Name: | Občina Puconci |
Native Name Lang: | sl |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 46.75°N 24°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ludvik Novak |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 108.0 |
Population Total: | 5917 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02 |
The Municipality of Puconci (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpuːtsɔntsi/; Slovenian: Občina Puconci) is a municipality in the traditional region of Prekmurje in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Puconci. Puconci became a municipality in 1994.[2]
The majority of the population is Lutheran, making Puconci one of the few Slovenian municipalities where the majority of the population belongs to a non-Catholic denomination.
In addition to the municipal seat of Puconci, the municipality also includes the following settlements: