Municipality of Hodoš Občina Hodoš Hodos község |
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Municipality | |
Location of the Municipality of Hodoš in Slovenia |
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Coordinates: 46°49′N 16°20′E / 46.817°N 16.333°ECoordinates: 46°49′N 16°20′E / 46.817°N 16.333°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rudolf Bunderla |
Area | |
• Total | 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 312 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
The Municipality of Hodoš (Slovene: Občina Hodoš [ˈóːptʃina ˈxóːdɔʃ]; Hungarian: Hodos község [ˈhodoʃ ˈkøʒeːg]) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Hodoš (Hungarian: Hodos). 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). The municipality was established on 7 August 1998, when it was separated from the former Municipality of Hodoš–Šalovci.
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.