The Municipality of Hodoš ( ; ) is a municipality in
Slovenia
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. The seat of the municipality is the village of
Hodoš (). It is part of the
Prekmurje
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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.
Hodoš is the smallest municipality by population in Slovenia; it is also one of only two municipalities in which ethnic
Slovenes
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are a minority, the other being nearby
Dobrovnik (). The majority of the population is
Lutheran
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.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Hodoš, the municipality also includes the settlement of
Krplivnik ().
Demographics
;Population by native language, 2002 census
Republic of Slovenia 2002 Census
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: Hungarian: 190 (53.37%)
: Slovene: 144 (40.45%)
:Others and Unknown: 22 (6.18%)
:Total: 356
References
External links
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Municipality of Hodoš on Geopedia
Hodoš municipal site
1998 establishments in Slovenia
Hodoš
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