Municipality of Izola
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Municipality of Izola
Občina Izola, Comune di Isola | |
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 Location of the Municipality of Izola in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′N 13°39′E / 45.517°N 13.650°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Danilo Markočič (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 15,920 |
| • Density | 557/km2 (1,440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Website | izola |
The Municipality of Izola (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈiːzɔla] ⓘ; Slovene: Občina Izola, Italian: Comune di Isola) is a municipality in the traditional region of the Littoral in southwestern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Izola. Izola became a municipality in 1994.[2]
The municipality of Izola[3] is officially bilingual, with both Slovene and Italian as official languages; however, Slovene de facto dominates in all aspects, being the sole official language of the government and business.[4]
