Rankovce (Hungarian: Ránk) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
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History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1332.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 359 metres (1,178 ft) and covers an area of 14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi) (2025).
Population
It has a population of 1084 people (31 December 2025).
Ethnicity
In year 2021 was 954 people by ethnicity 867 as Slovak, 158 as Romani, 58 as Not found out, 3 as Czech, 1 as German 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.
The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 83% of the local population.
Religion
In year 2021 was 954 people by religion 518 from Evangelical Church, 134 from Roman Catholic Church, 113 from None, 100 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 49 from Not found out, 14 from Greek Catholic Church, 7 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 5 from Apostolic Church, 4 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 4 from United Methodist Church, 2 from Calvinist Church, 2 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 1 from Church of the Brethren and 1 from Buddhism.