The Mura Statistical Region () is a statistical region in northeast

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

. It is predominantly

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with field crops representing over three-quarters of the total agricultural area (twice as much as the Slovene average). Climate and soil combined have made it the region with the highest crop production, but its geographical position and inferior infrastructure put it at a disadvantage and it is the region of Slovenia with the lowest GDP per capita (EUR 12,267) and the highest rate of registered unemployment.

Cities and towns

The Mura Statistical Region includes four

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and

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s, the largest of which is

Murska Sobota Murska Sobota (, Slovenian abbreviation: ''MS'' ; ;''Radkersburg und Luttenberg'' (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut. ) is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Murska Sob ...

Municipalities

The Mura Statistical Region comprises the following 27

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: *

Apače Apače (; ) is a town in Slovenia and it is located on the border between Slovenia and Austria. It is the seat of the Municipality of Apače, which is the northernmost municipality in the traditional region of Slovenian Styria. It now belongs to t ...

Beltinci Beltinci (; Prekmurje Slovene: ''Böltinci'', or ''Belatincz'', ) is a town in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Beltinci. Črnec Creek, a tributary of the Ledava, flows through the settlement. ...

* Cankova * Črenšovci * Dobrovnik * Gornja Radgona * Gornji Petrovci * Grad * Hodoš * Kobilje * Križevci * Kuzma * Lendava * Ljutomer * Moravske Toplice *

* Odranci * Puconci * Radenci * Razkrižje * Rogašovci *

Šalovci Šalovci (; ) is a village in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šalovci. The writer Mihály Bakos was born in the village. References External linksŠalovci on Geopedia
Populated plac ...

* Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici * Tišina * Turnišče * Velika Polana * Veržej

Demographics

The population in 2020 was 114,238. It has a total area of 1,337 km².

Economy

Employment structure: 57.3% services, 39.9% industry, 2.7% agriculture.

Tourism

It attracts 10.2% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Slovenia (62.4%).

Transportation

* Length of motorways: 64.5 km * Length of other roads: 3,103.5 km

References

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