Muľa

Muľa
Rárósmúlyad
St. Elizabeth's Church in the village Muľa
Muľa
Location of Muľa in the Banská Bystrica Region
Muľa
Location of Muľa in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°12′N 19°32′E / 48.20°N 19.53°E / 48.20; 19.53
Country Slovakia
Region Banská Bystrica Region
DistrictVeľký Krtíš District
First mentioned1321
Area
 • Total
12.27 km2 (4.74 sq mi)
Elevation219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
353
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
991 22[3]
Area code+421 47[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)VK
Websitewww.obecmula.sk

Muľa (Hungarian: Rárósmúlyad) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 219 metres (719 ft)[3] and covers an area of 12.27 km2 (4.74 sq mi) (2024).[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[5]
Year1994200420142024
Count226286350353
Difference +26.54% +22.37% +0.85%
Population statistic[5]
Year20232024
Count351353
Difference+0.56%

It has a population of 353 people (31 December 2024).[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[7][8]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak29181.05%
Hungarian8022.28%
Not found out246.68%
Total359

In year 2021 was 359 people by ethnicity 291 as Slovak, 80 as Hungarian, 24 as Not found out, 1 as Italian, 1 as Austrian and 1 as Polish.

The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 87% of the local population.[9]

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[10]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church26573.82%
None5816.16%
Not found out226.13%
Evangelical Church113.06%
Total359

In year 2021 was 359 people by religion 265 from Roman Catholic Church, 58 from None, 22 from Not found out, 11 from Evangelical Church and 3 from Greek Catholic Church.

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  5. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  9. ^ Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, ISBN 978-80-224-1874-4, database appendix available at:https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/ark2019
  10. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.