Melek, Nitra District

Melek Mellek
Municipality
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Melek Location of Melek in the Nitra Region Melek Location of Melek in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°12′N 18°20′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Nitra District
First mentioned	1332
Area
• Total	6.19 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	564
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	952 01
Area code	+421 37
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	NR
Website	www.melek.sk

Melek (Hungarian: Mellek) is a municipality and village in the Nitra District of the south-west of Slovakia, in the Nitra Region.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)

Year	1995	2005	2015	2025
Count	440	451	452	564
Difference		+2.5%	+0.22%	+24.77%

Population statistic

Year	2024	2025
Count	562	564
Difference		+0.35%

It has a population of 564 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	463	93.15%
Not found out	31	6.23%
Ukrainian	6	1.2%
Total	497

In year 2021 was 497 people by ethnicity 463 as Slovak, 31 as Not found out, 6 as Ukrainian, 1 as Czech, 1 as Romani and 1 as Other.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	384	77.26%
None	73	14.69%
Not found out	27	5.43%
Total	497

In year 2021 was 497 people by religion 384 from Roman Catholic Church, 73 from None, 27 from Not found out, 4 from Greek Catholic Church, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Other, 2 from Evangelical Church, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia and 1 from Ad hoc movements.