Municipality of Vipava

The Municipality of Vipava (pronounced [ʋiˈpaːʋa]; Slovene: Občina Vipava) is a municipality in western Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Vipava. Historically, it used to be a part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola, but it is now generally regarded as a part of the Slovenian Littoral.^[2] The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Ajdovščina was subdivided into the municipalities of Ajdovščina and Vipava.^[3]

Municipality of Vipava Občina Vipava
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Vipava in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′N 13°58′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Goran Kodelja
Area
• Total	107.4 km2 (41.5 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	5,344
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)

Division

The Municipality of Vipava is subdivided into 11 local communities (Slovene: krajevne skupnosti), which comprise one or more villages. They are Vipava, Erzelj, Goče, Gradišče pri Vipavi, Lozice, Lože, Manče, Podnanos, Podraga, Slap, and Vrhpolje.