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Municipality of Lendava

*Občina Lendava*
*Lendva község*
Municipality of Lendava Občina Lendava; Lendva község
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of the Municipality of Lendava in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°34′N 16°27′E / 46.567°N 16.450°E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Janez Magyar
Area
• Total	121 km2 (47 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	10,404
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.lendava.si

The Municipality of Lendava (pronounced [ˈleːndaʋa] ^ⓘ; Slovene: Občina Lendava; Hungarian: Lendva község) is a municipality in the traditional region of Prekmurje in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Lendava. Lendava became a municipality in 1994.^[2]

Settlements edit

In addition to the municipal seat of Lendava, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

Demographics edit

The population by native language according to the 2002 census was:^[3]

Slovene: 5,516 (49.47%)
Hungarian: 4,390 (39.37%)
Other Europeans and unknown: 1,245 (11.16%)
Total: 11,151

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Občina Lendava". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah. Ljubljana: Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. 2007. p. 65. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia