Brod-Posavina County
Brod-posavina County
Brodsko-posavska županija (Croatian) | |
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| Brod-Posavina County within Croatia Brod-Posavina County within Croatia | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County seat | Slavonski Brod |
| Government | |
| • Župan (Prefect) | Danijel Marušić (HDZ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,030 km2 (780 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 130,267 |
| • Density | 64.2/km2 (166/sq mi) |
| Area code | 035 |
| ISO 3166 code | HR-12 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.828[3] very high · 18th |
| Website | www |
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Brod-Posavina County (Croatian: Brodsko-posavska županija) is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina. Other notable towns include Nova Gradiška.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The Brod-Posavina County borders on the Sisak-Moslavina County in the west, Požega-Slavonia County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast, and Vukovar-Syrmia County in the east.
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]Brod-Posavina County is further divided into 2 towns (grad, pl. gradovi) and 26 municipalities (općina, pl. općine).
| Town | Population (2021 census)[4] |
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| Slavonski Brod | 49,891 |
| Nova Gradiška | 11,690 |
| Municipality | Population (2021 census)[4] |
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| Bebrina | 2,817 |
| Brodski Stupnik | 2,357 |
| Bukovlje | 2,727 |
| Cernik | 2,964 |
| Davor | 2,529 |
| Donji Andrijevci | 3,059 |
| Dragalić | 1,058 |
| Garčin | 3,951 |
| Gornja Vrba | 2,168 |
| Gornji Bogićevci | 1,428 |
| Gundinci | 1,610 |
| Klakar | 2,020 |
| Nova Kapela | 3,393 |
| Okučani | 2,323 |
| Oprisavci | 1,968 |
| Oriovac | 4,770 |
| Podcrkavlje | 2,207 |
| Rešetari | 3,852 |
| Sibinj | 5,730 |
| Sikirevci | 2,028 |
| Slavonski Šamac | 1,576 |
| Stara Gradiška | 911 |
| Staro Petrovo Selo | 4,110 |
| Velika Kopanica | 2,621 |
| Vrbje | 1,691 |
| Vrpolje | 2,818 |
Demographics
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As of the 2021 census, the county had 130,267 residents. The population density was 64 people per km2.[2]
As of the 2011 census, the county had 158,575 residents. The population density was 78 people per km2.
| population | 74136 | 79273 | 77739 | 90751 | 99979 | 116295 | 112693 | 128790 | 134436 | 142614 | 154309 | 164065 | 167667 | 174998 | 176765 | 158575 | 130267 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Ethnic Croats form the majority with 95.0% of the population, followed by Serbs at 2.6%.[5]
Politics
[edit | edit source]Minority councils and representatives
[edit | edit source]Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[6] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Roma and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 25 members minority councils of the Brod-Posavina County while Albanians, Bosniaks and Ukrainians of Croatia elected individual representatives.[7] Certain municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils and representatives as well.[7]
References
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External links
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