Varhaňovce

Varhaňovce
Varhaňovce
Location of Varhaňovce in the Prešov Region
Varhaňovce
Location of Varhaňovce in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°51′N 21°22′E / 48.85°N 21.37°E / 48.85; 21.37
Country Slovakia
Region Prešov Region
DistrictPrešov District
First mentioned1393
Government
 • MayorRené Dancák (Hlas–SD, Smer)
Area
 • Total
8.36 km2 (3.23 sq mi)
Elevation272 m (892 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,555
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
820 5[2]
Area code+421 51[2]
Car platePO
Websitewww.obecvarhanovce.sk

Varhaňovce (Rusyn: Варганёвце; Hungarian: Vargony) is a village and municipality in Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. The municipality lies at an altitude of 297 metres and covers an area of 8.36 km2 (3.23 sq mi) (2020-06-30/-07-01).[4]

Population

It has a population of 1,550 people (2020-12-31).[5]

The majority of the municipality's population consists of the members of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 80% of the population.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  5. ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  6. ^ Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, ISBN 978-80-224-1874-4, database appendix available at: https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/atlas.