Šempeter-Vrtojba

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Občina Šempeter - Vrtojba
Grb občine Šempeter - Vrtojba
Umestitev občine Šempeter - Vrtojba v Sloveniji
Area: 15,0 km²
Population 6.269
 - males 3.076
 - females 3.193
Mayor: Dragan Valenčič
Average age: 38,1 let
Residential areas: 31,39 m²/osebo
 - households: 2.231
 - families: 1.811
Working active: 3.069
 - unemployed: 267
Average monthly salary (avgust 2003):
 - gross: 251.106 SIT
 - net: 158.656 SIT
College/university students: 313
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.

Šempeter-Vrtojba (Italian: San Pietro di Gorizia-Vertoiba in Campi Santi) is a municipality in Slovenia. The main towns in the municipality are Šempeter pri Gorici and Vrtojba.

It was part of Gorizia, in Italy, until 1947, when it was separated to become part of Yugoslavia.