Poruba, Prievidza District

Poruba
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°49′N18°35′E / 48.817°N 18.583°E / 48.817; 18.583
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Prievidza District
First mentioned	1339
Area [1]
• Total	15.14 km2 (5.85 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	410 m (1,350 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	1,372
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	972 11 [2]
Area code	+421 46 [2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	PD
Website	www.poruba.sk

Poruba (Hungarian : Mohos) is a village in central Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1339.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 410 metres (1,350 ft) ^[2] and covers an area of 15.14 km² (5.85 sq mi) (2024). ^[4] Poruba belongs to the Prievidza District of the Trenčín Region.

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1258	1287	1294	1372
Difference		+2.30%	+0.54%	+6.02%

Population statistic ^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1363	1372
Difference		+0.66%

It has a population of 1372 people (31 December 2024). ^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[7] [8]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1344	97.67%
Not found out	28	2.03%
Total	1376

In year 2021 was 1376 people by ethnicity 1344 as Slovak, 28 as Not found out, 8 as Czech, 5 as German, 5 as Hungarian, 5 as Other, 2 as Rusyn, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Italian, 1 as Romani and 1 as Moravian.

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	904	65.7%
None	402	29.22%
Not found out	32	2.33%
Total	1376

In year 2021 was 1376 people by religion 904 from Roman Catholic Church, 402 from None, 32 from Not found out, 10 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 10 from Evangelical Church, 4 from Ad hoc movements, 3 from Other, 3 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from New Apostolic Church, 1 from United Methodist Church and 1 from Buddhism.

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. "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. "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.

External links

• Media related to Poruba, Prievidza District at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website