Municipality of Dravograd

Municipality of Dravograd
Občina Dravograd
Municipality

Location of the Municipality of Dravograd in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°35′N 15°01′E / 46.583°N 15.017°E / 46.583; 15.017Coordinates: 46°35′N 15°01′E / 46.583°N 15.017°E / 46.583; 15.017
Country  Slovenia
Government
  Mayor Marijana Cigala
Area
  Total 105.0 km2 (40.5 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
  Total 8,863
  Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)

The Municipality of Dravograd (Slovene: Občina Dravograd) a municipality in northern Slovenia, on the border with Austria. The seat of the municipality is the town of Dravograd. The Drava River runs through the middle of the municipality. Most of its territory is part of the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia,[2] but a large southern and eastern part of its territory is part of the traditional Slovenian province of Styria.[3] It is also part of the larger Carinthia Statistical Region.

The municipality consists of 24 settlements grouped into five local communities: Dravograd, Črneče, Libeliče, Šentjanž pri Dravogradu, and Trbonje.

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