Municipality of Žalec

Municipality of Žalec
Občina Žalec
Municipality

Location of the Municipality of Žalec in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′40″N 15°9′40″E / 46.26111°N 15.16111°E / 46.26111; 15.16111Coordinates: 46°15′40″N 15°9′40″E / 46.26111°N 15.16111°E / 46.26111; 15.16111
Country  Slovenia
Government
  Mayor Janko Kos
Area
  Total 117.1 km2 (45.2 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
  Total 20,335
  Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)

The Municipality of Žalec (Slovene: Občina Žalec) is a municipality in Slovenia in the traditional region of Styria. The seat of the municipality is the town of Žalec.[2] The municipality was established in its current form on 7 August 1998, when the former larger municipality of Žalec was divided into six smaller municipalities.[3]

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