Municipality of Hodoš

Municipality of Hodoš Občina Hodoš Hodos község
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Hodoš in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°49′N 16°20′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Rudolf Bunderla
Area
• Total	18.1 km^2 (7.0 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	312
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.hodos.si

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

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

Demographics

Population by native language, 2002 census[4]

Hungarian: 190 (53.37%)

Slovene: 144 (40.45%)

Others and Unknown: 22 (6.18%)

Total: 356

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2010
2. Hodoš municipal site (in Slovene)
3. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2007. Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah, no. 6.
4. Republic of Slovenia 2002 Census

External links

• Media related to Municipality of Hodoš at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Hodoš on Geopedia
• Hodoš municipal site