Counties of Croatia
The counties of Croatia (Croatian: županije) are the first-level administrative divisions of the Republic of Croatia.[1] Croatia is divided into 20 counties and the capital city of Zagreb, which is both a county and a city. It is separate from Zagreb County.[2][3] The counties are divided into 128 cities and 428 municipalities.[4][5]
| Counties of Croatia Hrvatske županije (Croatian) | |
|---|---|
 Counties of Croatia: Bjelovar-Bilogora Brod-Posavina Dubrovnik-Neretva Istria Karlovac Koprivnica-Križevci Krapina-Zagorje Lika-Senj Međimurje Osijek-Baranja Požega-Slavonia Primorje-Gorski Kotar Šibenik-Knin Sisak-Moslavina Split-Dalmatia Varaždin Virovitica-Podravina Vukovar-Srijem Zadar City of Zagreb Zagreb County | |
| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Republic of Croatia |
| Number | 20 counties + Zagreb city |
| Populations | 50,927 (Lika-Senj) – 790,017 (Zagreb) |
| Areas | 640 km2 (247 sq mi) (Zagreb) – 5,350 km2 (2,067 sq mi) (Lika-Senj) |
| Government | County government, National government |
| Subdivisions | Municipality and City |
The counties are governed by county assemblies (Croatian: županijska skupština). Members of the county assembly are elected for a four-year term.[6]
List of counties
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Counties Of Croatia Media
Approximate positions of the first counties of 10th century Croatia, overlaid on a map of modern Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina
Map of Croatia in personal union with Hungary in mid-14th century according to historian Ferdo Šišić
Counties of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, and location of the kingdom within Austria-Hungary (inset, orange)
Coat of arms of Bjelovar-Križevci county of Kingdom of Croatia in union with Hungary
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Coat of arms of Modruš-Rijeka county of Kingdom of Croatia in union with Hungary
Coat of arms of county of Kingdom of Hungary
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Coat of arms of county of Kingdom of Hungary
Coat of arms of county of Kingdom of Hungary
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References
- ↑ The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (consolidated text) - Croatian Parliament Archived 2015-11-02 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Gospodarski profil Grada Zagreba i Zagrebačke županije" [Economic profile of the City of Zagreb and the Zagreb County] (in hrvatski). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ (in hr) Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj. 30 January 1997. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/1997_01_10_151.html. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ (in hr) Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj. 28 July 2006. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2006_07_86_2045.html. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ↑ "Popovača dobila status grada" (in hr). Poslovni dnevnik. 12 April 2013. http://www.poslovni.hr/hrvatska/popovaca-dobila-status-grada-237487. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ (in hr) Zakon o lokalnim izborima. 21 December 2012. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2012_12_144_3074.html. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Counties, surface area, population, towns, municipalities and settlements, 2011 census". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Gross domestic product for Republic of Croatia, statistical regions at level 2 and counties, 2011". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.