Zagreb County
Zagreb County
Zagrebačka županija | |
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![]() Zagreb County within Croatia | |
Country | Croatia |
County seat | Zagreb[1] |
Government | |
•Župan | Stjepan Kožić(Ind.) |
• Assembly | 51 members |
Area | |
• Total | 3,060 km2(1,180 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 317,606 |
• Density | 100/km2(270/sq mi) |
Area code | 01 |
ISO 3166 code | HR-01 |
HDI(2019) | 0.832[4] very high·7th |
Website | www |
Zagreb County(Croatian:Zagrebačkažupanija) is acountyinNorthern Croatia.It surrounds, but does not contain, the nation's capitalZagreb,which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, the county is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring" (Croatian:zagrebački prsten). According to the 2011 census, the county has 317,606 inhabitants, most of whom live in smaller urbansatellite towns.
The Zagreb County once included the city of Zagreb, but in 1997 they separated, when the City was given a special status.[5]Although separated from the city of Zagreb both administratively and territorially, it remains closely linked with it.
Zagreb County borders onKrapina-Zagorje County,the city of Zagreb,Varaždin County,andKoprivnica-Križevci Countyin the north,Bjelovar-Bilogora Countyin the east,Sisak-Moslavina Countyin the south andKarlovac Countyin the southwest as well asSloveniain the west.
Franjo Tuđman Airportis located on the territory of Zagreb County, the biggest and most important airport in the country.
Administrative divisions[edit]
Zagreb County is divided into 9 towns and 25 municipalities.
Name | Population[3] | Area[6] |
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Dugo Selo | 17,466 | 52.22 km2 |
Ivanić-Grad | 14,548 | 173.57 km2 |
Jastrebarsko | 15,866 | 226.50 km2 |
Samobor | 37,633 | 250.73 km2 |
Sveta Nedelja | 18,059 | 41.43 km2 |
Sveti Ivan Zelina | 15,959 | 184.68 km2 |
Velika Gorica | 63,517 | 328.65 km2 |
Vrbovec | 14,797 | 159.05 km2 |
Zaprešić | 25,223 | 52.60 km2 |
Name | Population[3] | Area[6] |
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Bedenica | 1,432 | 21.70 km2 |
Bistra | 6,632 | 52.74 km2 |
Brckovljani | 6,837 | 71.14 km2 |
Brdovec | 11,134 | 37.27 km2 |
Dubrava | 5,245 | 115.18 km2 |
Dubravica | 1,437 | 20.46 km2 |
Farkaševac | 1,937 | 73.66 km2 |
Gradec | 3,681 | 88.85 km2 |
Jakovlje | 3,930 | 35.71 km2 |
Klinča Sela | 5,231 | 77.64 km2 |
Kloštar Ivanić | 6,091 | 77.59 km2 |
Krašić | 2,640 | 69.40 km2 |
Kravarsko | 1,987 | 58.03 km2 |
Križ | 6,963 | 118.46 km2 |
Luka | 1,351 | 17.17 km2 |
Marija Gorica | 2,233 | 17.10 km2 |
Orle | 1,975 | 57.61 km2 |
Pisarovina | 3,689 | 145.00 km2 |
Pokupsko | 2,224 | 105.73 km2 |
Preseka | 1,448 | 47.86 km2 |
Pušća | 2,700 | 18.20 km2 |
Rakovec | 1,252 | 35.11 km2 |
Rugvica | 7,871 | 93.73 km2 |
Stupnik | 3,735 | 23.20 km2 |
Žumberak | 883 | 110.17 km2 |
County government[edit]
CurrentŽupan:Stjepan Kožić (HSS)
The county assembly is composed of 45 representatives, organized as follows:[7]
- Croatian Democratic Union(HDZ)/Croatian Peasants Party(HSS)/ HSU -21
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia(SDP)/Croatian People's Party(HNS)/Democratic Centre(DC) / HSLS -19
- SU -3
- HSP -2
Demographics[edit]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Zagreb_County_Population_Pyramid_Census_2011_ENG.png/300px-Zagreb_County_Population_Pyramid_Census_2011_ENG.png)
population | 134754 | 146592 | 155324 | 178938 | 194643 | 211150 | 208141 | 224095 | 227538 | 233411 | 233875 | 232836 | 259429 | 282989 | 309696 | 317606 | 301206 |
1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"O županiji - Zagrebačka županija".
- ^Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015).Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015[Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015](PDF).Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb:Croatian Bureau of Statistics.p. 62.ISSN1333-3305.Retrieved27 December2015.
- ^abc"Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Zagreb".Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011.Zagreb:Croatian Bureau of Statistics.December 2012.
- ^"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".hdi.globaldatalab.org.Retrieved2021-07-19.
- ^Narodne novine,br. 62/01, 125/08
- ^ab"Sustav središnjih naselja i razvojnih središta"(in Croatian). Prosorni plan Zagrebačke županije. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-09-13.Retrieved2008-09-21.
- ^"2009 Elections - zagreb County, results".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-06-07.Retrieved2009-06-04.
External links[edit]
- Zagrebačka županijaOfficial website
- Zagreb county tourist board
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