The Mura statistical region is a statistical region

Statistical regions of Slovenia

The statistical regions of Slovenia are 12 administrative entities created in 2007 for legal and statistical purposes.-History:As of February 2007 there are 12 statistical regions , which are grouped in two cohesion regions ....

 in the north-east of Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

. It is predominantly agricultural

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

 with field crops representing over three quarters of the total utilised 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 8,500) and the highest rate of registered unemployment.

The region comprises the following municipalities

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

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Apače

Apace

Apače is small town and a municipality in Slovenia. It lies in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia and belongs to the Mura statistical region. The municipality borders on the municipalities of Šentilj, Sveta Ana, and Gornja Radgona. The Mura River represents the border...

, Beltinci

Beltinci

Beltinci is a settlement and a municipality in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. The municipality has 8,256 inhabitants...

, Cankova

Cankova

Cankova is a town and a municipality in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.The area was originally a part of Murska Sobota municipality. In 1995, Cankova - Tišina municipality was formed, which existed until 1999 when Tišina seceded as a separate municipality, giving rise to today's demarcation.The...

, Črenšovci

Crenšovci

Črenšovci is a settlement and a municipality in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia.The Parish Church in Črenšovci is dedicated to The Holy Cross and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota...

, Dobrovnik

Dobrovnik

Dobrovnik is a village and a municipality in Slovenia. It is located in the Prekmurje region. It has a significant Hungarian ethnic community that outnumbers the Slovenes. In fact, Dobrovnik is one of the two municipalities in Slovenia where ethnic Slovenes form a minority of the population, the...

, Gornja Radgona

Gornja Radgona

Gornja Radgona is one of the municipalities and a town in Slovenia. Once it was a defensive stronghold for today's regional centre and its twin city, Bad Radkersburg, on the other side of the river Mura in Austria. The towns were split in 1919 when the state of Styria was divided between Austria...

, Gornji Petrovci

Gornji Petrovci

Gornji Petrovci is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. The municipality includes 14 villages, represented in the municipal coat of arms by fourteen simplified blue houses. The shield also includes a heraldic otter holding a golden fish...

, Grad

Grad, Slovenia

Grad is a town and a municipality in Slovenia.Grad means 'castle' in Slovene and refers to the castle dating from the late 12th century strategically situated on a hill overlooking the settlement. It is one of the largest castle complexes in Slovenia, with 365 rooms. After World War II, the castle...

, Hodoš

Hodoš

Hodoš is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Prekmurje region. Both Slovene and Hungarian are official languages in the municipality....

, Kobilje

Kobilje

Kobilje is a village and a municipality in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, on the border with Hungary.The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin, Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Roch. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota.-External links:* *...

, Križevci, Kuzma

Kuzma

Kuzma may refer to:Locations*Kuzma , a municipality in SloveniaPeople*Kuzma is a Russian name, a form of Cosmas*Kuzma Minin, Russian merchant and hero of the Polish-Muscovite War...

, Lendava

Lendava

Lendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene...

, Ljutomer

Ljutomer

Ljutomer is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia, some 40 km east of Maribor. Traditionally it was part of the region of Styria. It is now included in the Pomurska statistical region....

, Moravske Toplice

Moravske Toplice

Moravske Toplice is a town and a municipality in Slovenia, part of the Prekmurje region. It is best known as a spa town.The municipality is an important center of Lutheranism in Slovenia. Large Lutheran churches are found both in the settlement, as in other surrounding villages...

, Murska Sobota

Murska Sobota

Murska Sobota is a city in northeastern Slovenia. It is located in the eponymous municipality near the Mura River in the region of Prekmurje and is the regional capital.-Name:...

, Odranci

Odranci

Odranci is a settlement and a municipality in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. The village of Odranci is the only settlement in the municipality. Odranci is the largest settlement of the Dolinsko region, which lies between the Mura and Ledava rivers....

, Puconci

Puconci

Puconci is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. Prior to 1920 it was known as Battyánd, Hungary.The majority of the population is Lutheran, making Puconci one of the few Slovenian municipalities where the majority of the population belongs to a non-Catholic denomination.There is a Lutheran...

, Radenci

Radenci

Radenci is a town and a municipality on the right bank of the Mura River in the Mura statistical region of northeastern Slovenia. It is a well-known spa town and was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1436. After 1833, when a new source of mineral water was discovered, it developed...

, Razkrižje

Razkrižje

Razkrižje is a village and a tiny municipality in Slovenia. Traditionally it was included in the region of Styria, lying on its extreme eastern tip. It is now included in the Mura statistical region...

, Rogašovci

Rogašovci

Rogašovci is settlement and a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Prekmurje region.-External links:*...

, Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, Šalovci

Šalovci

Šalovci is a village and a municipality in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia.The writer Mihály Bakos was born in the village.-Demographics:Population by native language, 2002 census *...

, Tišina

Tišina

Tišina is a town and municipality in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. It has been an independent municipality since 1 January 1999...

, Turnišče

Turnišce

Turnišče is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It is first mentioned in written documents dating to the 13th century. In 1524 it was granted market rights and town privileges in 1548....

, Velika Polana

Velika Polana

Velika Polana is a town and a municipality in Slovenia.It has been officially designated a "stork village" . It was also the home of the Slovene writer Miško Kranjec. The house where he was born can be visited. The village is surrounded by fenland and sunflowers, pumpkin, and wheat fields...

 and Veržej

Veržej

Veržej is a settlement and a small municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the river Mura. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Mura statistical region...

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It has a total area of 1337 km².

Tourism

It attracts 7.8% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Slovenia (52%).