Švošov
Municipality
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Coordinates: 49°07′N 19°12′E / 49.12°N 19.20°E / 49.12; 19.20
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Ružomberok District
First mentioned	1572
Area [1]
• Total	4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	483 m (1,585 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	864
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	349 1[3]
Area code	+421 44[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	RK
Website	www.svosov.sk

Švošov (Hungarian: Sósó) is a village and municipality in Ružomberok District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It has a population of about 860 people.^[4]

The village was formed in the second half of the 15h century. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1551.^[5]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 483 metres (1,585 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 4.27 km² (1.65 sq mi) (2024).^[6]

It has a population of 864 people (31 December 2024).^[8]

In year 2021 was 856 people by ethnicity 846 as Slovak, 10 as Not found out, 8 as Czech, 5 as English and 3 as Other.

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 they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 856 people by religion 765 from Roman Catholic Church, 67 from None, 12 from Evangelical Church, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 3 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from Not found out, 2 from Ad hoc movements and 1 from Old Catholic Church.