Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities (Slovene: obÃÂine, singularobÃÂina), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovenia has the largest number of first-level administrative divisions of any country.
The municipalities vary considerably in size and population, from the capital Ljubljana with more than 280,000 inhabitants to Hodoà ¡ with fewer than 400. Urban status is not granted strictly on the basis of population; the smallest urban municipality, Slovenj Gradec, has less than half as many inhabitants as the most populous non-urban municipality, Domà ¾ale.
Slovene is the official language in all municipalities. Hungarian is the second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoà ¡/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian is the second official language of four municipalities (of which one has urban status) in the Slovene Littoral: Ankaran/Ancarano, Izola/Isola, Koper/Capodistria, and Piran/Pirano.
For EU statistical purposes, Slovenian municipalities are classified as "local administrative unit 2" (LAU 2), below the country's 58 administrative units ('), which are classified LAU 1.
The Slovene names of the municipalities as territorial/administrative units have the word obÃÂina 'municipality', followed by a nominative form, usually the seat of the municipality; for example, ObÃÂina Ajdovà ¡ÃÂina 'Municipality of Ajdovà ¡ÃÂina'. The word obÃÂina should be capitalised as ObÃÂina when it refers to the official designation of the community or the legal person representing the community, whereas it should be uncapitalised if it is meant as a generic term. For the urban municipalities, the term used is mestna obÃÂina (generic name) or Mestna obÃÂina (proper name).
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities, 12 of which have urban status.