Matovce

Matovce (Hungarian: Mátévágása) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

Matovce
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49.13°N 21.55°E / 49.13; 21.55
Country	Slovakia
Region	Prešov Region
District	Svidník District
First mentioned	1423
Area [1]
• Total	4.00 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	196 m (643 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	118
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	904 2[2]
Area code	+421 54[2]
Car plate	SK
Website	www.matovce.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1423.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 200 metres and covers an area of 3.99 km². It has a population of approximately 131 people.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[4]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	144	133	128	119
Difference		−7.63%	−3.75%	−7.03%

Population statistic^[4]

Year	2023	2024
Count	119	119
Difference		+0%

It has a population of 119 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[6][7]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	116	99.14%
Rusyn	26	22.22%
Total	117

In year 2021 was 117 people by ethnicity 116 as Slovak and 26 as Rusyn.

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
Greek Catholic Church	92	78.63%
Roman Catholic Church	17	14.53%
Eastern Orthodox Church	6	5.13%
Total	117

In year 2021 was 117 people by religion 92 from Greek Catholic Church, 17 from Roman Catholic Church, 6 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia and 1 from Evangelical Church.