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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Šarkan
| native_name             =
| other_name              = Sárkányfalva
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Šarkan-pohľad.JPG
| image_caption           =
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| motto                   =
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| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = {{SVK}}
| subdivision_type1       =
| subdivision_name1       =
| subdivision_type2       = [[Regions of Slovakia|Region]]
| subdivision_name2       = {{flag|Nitra Region}}
| subdivision_type3       = [[Districts of Slovakia|District]]
| subdivision_name3       = [[Nové Zámky District]]
| subdivision_type4       =
| subdivision_name4       =
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| map_caption             =
| pushpin_map             = Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location of Šarkan in the [[Nitra Region]]##Location of Šarkan in [[Slovakia]]
| coordinates             = {{coord|47|52|N|18|34|E|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = [[1247]]
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| area_footnotes          = <ref name="area">{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7014rr/v_om7014rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref>
| area_total_km2          = 13.638
| area_land_sq_mi         =
| area_water_sq_mi        =
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| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="base_info">{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_SK_WIN/om5001rr/v_om5001rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Základná charakteristika |language=sk |date=2015-04-17 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 150
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| population_as_of        = {{abbr|2021|Population: 2021-12-31. Population density & Total area: 2021-06-30/-07-01. Elevation, Postal code & Area code (last updated): 2015-04-17.}}
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://datacube.statistics.sk/#!/view/sk/VBD_DEM/om7101rr/v_om7101rr_00_00_00_sk |title=Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) |language=sk |date=2022-03-31 |website=www.statistics.sk |publisher= Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref>
| population_total        = 371
| population_demonym      =
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 943 42<ref name="base_info"/>
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| area_code               = +421 36<ref name="base_info"/>
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| blank_name              = [[Slovak car registration plates|Car plate]]
| blank_info              = NZ
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| website                 = [http://obecsarkan.sk/  www.obecsarkan.sk]
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Šarkan''' ({{langx|hu|Sárkányfalva}}) is a [[village]] and [[municipality]] in the [[Nové Zámky District]] in the [[Nitra Region]] of south-west [[Slovakia]].
==History==
In [[history|historical records]] the [[village]] was first mentioned in 1247.
==Geography==
[[File:Sárkányfalva03.JPG|thumb|left|Approach to the village]]
The [[municipality]] lies at an [[elevation]] of 150 metres (490&nbsp;ft) and covers an [[area]] of 13.638&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (5.266&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>). It has a [[population]] of about 353 (2006).
==Ethnicity==
The population is roughly 88% [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] and 12% [[Slovaks|Slovak]].
==Facilities==
The [[village]] has a small public [[library]] and a [[Association football pitch|football pitch]].
== References ==
<References/>
==External links==
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* http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
* [http://www.novezamkyfotoalbum.sk/sarkan-nove-zamky-okolie/ Šarkan – Nové Zámky Okolie]
{{Nové Zámky District}}
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[[Category:Villages and municipalities in Nové Zámky District]]
[[Category:Municipalities in Slovakia where Hungarian is an official language]]
{{Nitra-geo-stub}}