Melek, Nitra District

Melek Mellek
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°12′N18°20′E / 48.200°N 18.333°E / 48.200; 18.333
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Nitra District
First mentioned	1332
Area [1]
• Total	6.19 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	165 m (541 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	562
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	952 01 [2]
Area code	+421 37 [2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	NR
Website	www.melek.sk

Melek (Hungarian : Mellek) is a municipality and village in the Nitra District of the south-west of Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. ^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	433	454	453	562
Difference		+4.84%	−0.22%	+24.06%

Population statistic ^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	564	562
Difference		−0.35%

It has a population of 562 people (31 December 2024). ^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[7] [8]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	463	93.15%
Not found out	31	6.23%
Ukrainian	6	1.2%
Total	497

In year 2021 was 497 people by ethnicity 463 as Slovak, 31 as Not found out, 6 as Ukrainian, 1 as Czech, 1 as Romani and 1 as Other.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	384	77.26%
None	73	14.69%
Not found out	27	5.43%
Total	497

In year 2021 was 497 people by religion 384 from Roman Catholic Church, 73 from None, 27 from Not found out, 4 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Other, 2 from Evangelical Church, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia and 1 from Ad hoc movements.

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. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
4. "Melek - Okres Nitra - E-OBCE.sk".
5. "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. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.