Veľká Ida

Veľká Ida Nagyida
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°36′N 21°10′E / 48.60°N 21.17°E / 48.60; 21.17
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Košice-okolie District
First mentioned	1251
Area [1]
• Total	31.01 km^2 (11.97 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	210 m (690 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	4,102
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	445 5[2]
Area code	+421 55[2]
Car plate	KS
Website	www.velkaida.sk

Veľká Ida (Hungarian: Nagyida) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1251, in 1275 it was recorded as Ida.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 216 metres and covers an area of 31.007 km². The municipality has a population of 3000 people.

The village has its own birth registry and police force.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[4]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	2451	2965	3485	4232
Difference		+20.97%	+17.53%	+21.43%

Population statistic^[4]

Year	2023	2024
Count	4140	4232
Difference		+2.22%

It has a population of 4232 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[6][7]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	2344	59.93%
Romani	1596	40.8%
Hungarian	364	9.3%
Not found out	288	7.36%
Total	3911

In year 2021 was 3911 people by ethnicity 2344 as Slovak, 1596 as Romani, 364 as Hungarian, 288 as Not found out, 14 as Czech, 8 as Other, 6 as Rusyn, 3 as Ukrainian, 3 as English, 1 as Vietnamese, 1 as Italian, 1 as Silesian, 1 as German and 1 as Canadian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[8]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	3138	80.24%
None	263	6.72%
Not found out	249	6.37%
Calvinist Church	161	4.12%
Greek Catholic Church	41	1.05%
Total	3911

In year 2021 was 3911 people by religion 3138 from Roman Catholic Church, 263 from None, 249 from Not found out, 161 from Calvinist Church, 41 from Greek Catholic Church, 26 from Evangelical Church, 8 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 8 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 6 from Ad hoc movements, 4 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 from Other, 2 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Islam, 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and 1 from Apostolic Church.

References

1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
4. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
5. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
6. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
7. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
8. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.

External links

• Slovak Republic Map