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

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