Municipality of Hodoš
Municipality of Hodoš
Občina Hodoš Hodos község | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of the Municipality of Hodoš in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′N 16°20′E / 46.817°N 16.333°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rudolf Bunderla (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 312 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
The Municipality of Hodoš (Slovene: Občina Hodoš [ˈóːptʃina ˈxóːdɔʃ]; Hungarian: Hodos község [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 the smallest municipality by population in Slovenia; it is also one of only two municipalities in which ethnic Slovenes are a minority, the other being nearby 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
References
External links
- Media related to Municipality of Hodoš at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Hodoš on Geopedia
- Hodoš municipal site