Zalaba

Zalaba
Municipality
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Coordinates: 47°58′N18°42′E / 47.97°N 18.70°E / 47.97; 18.70
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Levice District
First mentioned	1349
Area [1]
• Total	7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	125 m (410 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	131
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	937 01 [2]
Area code	+421 36 [2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	LV
Website	www.zalaba.sk

Zalaba (Hungarian : Zalaba) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1349.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 125 metres (410 ft) ^[2] and covers an area of 7.35 km² (2.84 sq mi) (2024). ^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	171	167	180	131
Difference		−2.33%	+7.78%	−27.22%

Population statistic ^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	136	131
Difference		−3.67%

It has a population of 131 people (31 December 2024). ^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[7] [8]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Hungarian	118	83.68%
Slovak	26	18.43%
Total	141

In year 2021 was 141 people by ethnicity 118 as Hungarian, 26 as Slovak and 1 as Not found out.

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	64	45.39%
Calvinist Church	45	31.91%
None	25	17.73%
Evangelical Church	4	2.84%
Greek Catholic Church	2	1.42%
Total	141

In year 2021 was 141 people by religion 64 from Roman Catholic Church, 45 from Calvinist Church, 25 from None, 4 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Greek Catholic Church and 1 from Not found out.

Facilities

The village has a public library and football pitch.

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

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071027094149/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html