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Municipality of Hodoš

Coordinates: 46°49′N 16°20′E / 46.817°N 16.333°E / 46.817; 16.333
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Municipality of Hodoš
Občina Hodoš
Hodos község
Coat of arms of Municipality of Hodoš
Location of the Municipality of Hodoš in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Hodoš in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°49′N 16°20′E / 46.817°N 16.333°E / 46.817; 16.333
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorRudolf Bunderla
Area
 • Total
18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
312
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitewww.hodos.si Edit this at Wikidata

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

Settlements

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In addition to the municipal seat of Hodoš, the municipality also includes the settlement of Krplivnik (Hungarian: Kapornak).

Demographics

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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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