Šumiac (Hungarian: Királyhegyalja) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

Šumiac was historically the western-most municipality with majority Rusyn ethnicity, along with Telgárt and Vernár.

Currently, most citizens record Slovak ethnicity, but retain Greek Catholic majority with affiliation by 70% of the locals.

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