{
  "id": "sk/geo/lucenec/population",
  "catalog": "BC-000700",
  "title": "Počet obyvateľov mesta Lučenec",
  "title_en": "Population of the town of Lučenec",
  "value": 24489,
  "unit": "count",
  "period": "2026",
  "valid_from": "2025-12-31",
  "valid_to": null,
  "applies_to": "SK",
  "source": {
    "name": "Novohradské.sk (cituje samosprávu mesta Lučenec)",
    "url": "https://novohradske.sk/lucenec-ma-necelych-245-tisica-obyvatelov-mesto-celi-ubytku-aj-starnutiu-populacie/",
    "retrieved": "2026-06-08",
    "quote": "K 31. decembru 2025 evidovalo mesto Lučenec 24 489 obyvateľov.",
    "published": "2025-01-01",
    "published_kind": "publication",
    "quote_en": "As of 31 December 2025, the town of Lučenec recorded 24,489 inhabitants."
  },
  "corroboration": [
    {
      "name": "Wikipédia – Lučenec",
      "url": "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C4%8Denec",
      "retrieved": "2026-06-07"
    },
    {
      "name": "E-OBCE.sk – Lučenec",
      "url": "https://www.e-obce.sk/obec/lucenec/lucenec.html",
      "retrieved": "2026-06-07"
    }
  ],
  "sources_count": 3,
  "confidence": "medium",
  "status": "ok",
  "verification": {
    "is_real": true,
    "method": "cross-checked proti Wikipédii (24 427 k 31.12.2025) a E-OBCE.sk; samosprávou udávaný údaj 24 489 k 31.12.2025",
    "checked": "2026-06-07",
    "checked_by": "botcorpus web verifikacia",
    "note": "Reálny overený fakt z 3 zdrojov. Údaj samosprávy k 31.12.2025 = 24 489; Wikipédia uvádza mierne odlišných 24 427 k rovnakému dátumu (zaokrúhľovanie/iný zber), preto medium confidence. Posledné SODB 2021 bolo vyššie (~27,5 tis.), mesto čelí úbytku.",
    "note_en": "Real verified fact from 3 sources. The municipality's figure as of 31.12.2025 = 24,489; Wikipedia gives a slightly different 24,427 for the same date (rounding/different data collection), hence medium confidence. The last census (SODB 2021) was higher (~27,500); the town is facing a decline."
  },
  "freshness": {
    "source_dated": "2025-01-01",
    "retrieved": "2026-06-08",
    "last_checked": "2026-06-08",
    "next_check": "2026-09-06",
    "cadence_days": 90,
    "stale": false,
    "source_hash": "c670aa5e08970936"
  }
}