Municipality of Puconci explained

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.

Settlements

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Občina Puconci . Statistični urad Republike Slovenije . March 12, 2020.
  2. Book: Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah . 2007 . Statistični urad Republike Slovenije . Ljubljana . 103 . March 12, 2020.