Valaská Dubová

Valaská Dubová (Hungarian: Oláhdubova) is a village and municipality in Ružomberok District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Valaská Dubová
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49.13°N 19.30°E / 49.13; 19.30
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Ružomberok District
First mentioned	1322
Area [1]
• Total	12.79 km2 (4.94 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	784
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	349 6[2]
Area code	+421 44[2]
Car plate	RK
Website	www.valaskadubova.sk

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1322.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 649 metres and covers an area of 12.797 km².

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[4]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	775	773	788	775
Difference		−0.25%	+1.94%	−1.64%

Population statistic^[4]

Year	2023	2024
Count	781	775
Difference		−0.76%

It has a population of 775 people (31 December 2024).^[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[6][7]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	762	97.44%
Not found out	17	2.17%
Total	782

In year 2021 was 782 people by ethnicity 762 as Slovak, 17 as Not found out, 4 as Ukrainian, 1 as Czech, 1 as Italian, 1 as Polish and 1 as German.

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	692	88.49%
None	60	7.67%
Not found out	21	2.69%
Total	782

In year 2021 was 782 people by religion 692 from Roman Catholic Church, 60 from None, 21 from Not found out, 4 from Evangelical Church, 3 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Other and 1 from Ad hoc movements.