Municipality of Hodoš

Municipality of Hodoš
Občina Hodoš
Hodos Község
Municipality

Location of the Municipality of Hodoš in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°49′N 16°20′E / 46.817°N 16.333°E / 46.817; 16.333Coordinates: 46°49′N 16°20′E / 46.817°N 16.333°E / 46.817; 16.333
Country  Slovenia
Government
  Mayor Rudolf Bunderla
Area
  Total 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 312
  Density 17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)

The Municipality of Hodoš (pronounced [ˈxoːdɔʃ]; Slovene: Občina Hodoš, Hungarian: Hodos Község) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Hodoš. It is part of the Prekmurje region. Both Slovene and Hungarian are official languages in the municipality. The municipality comprises two villages: Hodoš (Hungarian: Hodos) and Krplivnik (Hungarian: Kapornak).[2] The municipality was established on 7 August 1998, when it was separated from the former Municipality of Hodoš–Šalovci.[3]

Hodoš is one of the two municipalities in Slovenia where ethnic Slovenes are a minority (the other is Dobrovnik). The majority of the population is Lutheran.

Demographics

Population by native language, 2002 census[4]
Hungarian 190 (53.37%)
Slovene 144 (40.45%)
Others and Unknown 22 (6.18%)
Total 356

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