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Municipality of Ajdovščina

Municipality of Ajdovščina
Občina Ajdovščina
Municipality
Location of the Municipality of Ajdovščina in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Ajdovščina in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°53′N 13°55′E / 45.883°N 13.917°E / 45.883; 13.917Coordinates: 45°53′N 13°55′E / 45.883°N 13.917°E / 45.883; 13.917
Country  Slovenia
Government
 • Mayor Tadej Beočanin
Area
 • Total 245.2 km2 (94.7 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 18,892
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Website ajdovscina.si

The Municipality of Ajdovščina (pronounced [ˈaːi̯dɔu̯ʃtʃina]; Slovene: Občina Ajdovščina) is a municipality with a population of a little below 19,000 located in the Vipava Valley, southwestern Slovenia. The municipality was established in 1994. Its seat is in the town of Ajdovščina. As of 2014, its mayor is Tadej Beočanin.

The climate is influenced by the Mediterranean (minimum temperature in winter −1 °C (30 °F), maximum 17 °C (63 °F); in the summer time maximum temperature 39 °C (102 °F), minimum 20 °C (68 °F). Its characteristic is the bora wind, which may reach the speeds over 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph).


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