Counties of Croatia

Croatia has become one of the most important tourism centers of Europe because of having one of the most beautiful seasides of the Mediterranean and touristic places to visit.

Visitors to the country also prefer Adriatic Sea coasts.

Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, is highly developed in terms of culture with street artists, theaters and concerts, is the capital of the country.

A large majority of the population speaks Croatian, the official language.

It is a neighbor to Slovenia in the north, Hungary in the northeast, Serbia in the east, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the southeast.

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Croatia on the world map

Map of the Counties of Croatia

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Counties of Croatia

Counties and Municipalities of Croatia

Bjelovar-Bilogora

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Bjelovar

The center is Bjelovar city. The surface area is 2,640 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 119,764.

Municipalities

  1. Berek
  2. Dežanovac
  3. Đulovac
  4. Hercegovac
  5. Ivanska
  6. Kapela
  7. Končanica
  8. Nova Rača
  9. Rovišće
  10. Severin
  11. Sirač
  12. Šandrovac
  13. Štefanje
  14. Velika Pisanica
  15. Velika Trnovitica
  16. Veliki Grđevac
  17. Veliko Trojstvo
  18. Zrinski Topolovac

Brod-Posavina

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Slavonski Brod

The center is the town of Slavonski Brod. The surface area is 2,030 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 158,575.

Municipalities

  1. Bebrina
  2. Brodski Stupnik
  3. Bukovlje
  4. Cernik
  5. Davor
  6. Donji Andrijevci
  7. Dragalić
  8. Garčin
  9. Gornja Vrba
  10. Gornji Bogićevci
  11. Gundinci
  12. Klakar
  13. Nova Kapela
  14. Okučani
  15. Oprisavci
  16. Oriovac
  17. Podcrkavlje
  18. Rešetari
  19. Sibinj
  20. Sikirevci
  21. Slavonski Šamac
  22. Stara Gradiška
  23. Staro Petrovo Selo
  24. Velika Kopanica
  25. Vrbje
  26. Vrpolje

Dubrovnik-Neretva

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Dubrovnik

The center is the city of Dubrovnik. The surface area is 1,781 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 122,568.

Municipalities

  1. Blato
  2. Dubrovačko Primorje
  3. Janjina
  4. Konavle
  5. Kula Norinska
  6. Lastovo
  7. Lumbarda
  8. Mljet
  9. Orebić
  10. Pojezerje
  11. Slivno
  12. Smokvica
  13. Ston
  14. Trpanj
  15. Vela Luka
  16. Zažablje
  17. Župa Dubrovačka

Istria

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Pazin

The center is Pazin city. The surface area is 2,813 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 208,055.

Municipalities

  1. Bale
  2. Barban
  3. Brtonigla
  4. Cerovlje
  5. Fažana
  6. Gračišće
  7. Grožnjan
  8. Kanfanar
  9. Karojba
  10. Kaštelir-Labinci
  11. Kršan
  12. Lanišće
  13. Ližnjan
  14. Lupoglav
  15. Marčana
  16. Medulin
  17. Motovun
  18. Oprtalj
  19. Pićan
  20. Raša
  21. Sveta Nedelja
  22. Sveti Lovreč
  23. Sveti Petar
  24. Svetvinčenat
  25. Tar-Vabriga
  26. Tinjan
  27. Višnjan
  28. Vižinada
  29. Vrsar
  30. Žminj
  31. Funtana

Karlovac

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Karlovac

The center is the city of Karlovac. The surface area is 3,626 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 128,899.

Municipalities

  1. Barilović
  2. Bosiljevo
  3. Cetingrad
  4. Draganić
  5. Generalski Stol
  6. Josipdol
  7. Kamanje
  8. Krnjak
  9. Lasinja
  10. Netretić
  11. Plaški
  12. Rakovica
  13. Ribnik
  14. Saborsko
  15. Tounj
  16. Vojnić
  17. Žakanje

Koprivnica-Križevci

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Koprivnica

The center is the town of Koprivnica. The surface area is 1,748 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 115,584.

Municipalities

  1. Drnje
  2. Đelekovec
  3. Ferdinandovac
  4. Gola
  5. Gornja Rijeka
  6. Hlebine
  7. Kalinovac
  8. Kalnik
  9. Kloštar Podravski
  10. Koprivnički Bregi
  11. Koprivnički Ivanec
  12. Legrad
  13. Molve
  14. Novigrad Podravski
  15. Novo Virje
  16. Peteranec
  17. Podravske Sesvete
  18. Rasinja
  19. Sokolovac
  20. Sveti Ivan Žabno
  21. Sveti Petar Orehovec
  22. Virje

Krapina-Zagorje

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Krapina

The center is the city of Krapina. The surface area is 1,229 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 132,892.

Municipalities

  1. Bedekovčina
  2. Budinšćina
  3. Desinić
  4. Đurmanec
  5. Gornja Stubica
  6. Hrašćina
  7. Hum na Sutli
  8. Jesenje
  9. Kraljevec na Sutli
  10. Krapinske Toplice
  11. Konjščina
  12. Kumrovec
  13. Marija Bistrica
  14. Lobor
  15. Mače
  16. Mihovljan
  17. Novi Golubovec
  18. Petrovsko
  19. Radoboj
  20. Sveti Križ Začretje
  21. Stubičke Toplice
  22. Tuhelj
  23. Veliko Trgovišće
  24. Zagorska Sela
  25. Zlatar Bistrica

Lika-Senj

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Gospić

The center is the city of Gospić. The surface area is 5,353 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 50,927.

Municipalities

  1. Brinje
  2. Donji Lapac
  3. Karlobag
  4. Lovinac
  5. Perušić
  6. Plitvička Jezera (Plitvice Lakes)
  7. Udbina
  8. Vrhovine

Međimurje

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Čakovec

The center is in the town of Čakovec. The surface area is 729 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 113,804.

Municipalities

  1. Belica
  2. Dekanovec
  3. Domašinec
  4. Donja Dubrava
  5. Donji Kraljevec
  6. Donji Vidovec
  7. Goričan
  8. Gornji Mihaljevec
  9. Kotoriba
  10. Mala Subotica
  11. Nedelišće
  12. Orehovica
  13. Podturen
  14. Pribislavec
  15. Selnica
  16. Strahoninec
  17. Sveta Marija
  18. Sveti Juraj na Bregu
  19. Sveti Martin na Muri
  20. Šenkovec
  21. Štrigova
  22. Vratišinec

Osijek-Baranja

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Osijek

The center is Osijek city. The surface area is 4,155 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 305,032.

Municipalities

  1. Antunovac
  2. Bilje
  3. Bizovac
  4. Čeminac
  5. Čepin
  6. Darda
  7. Donja Motičina
  8. Draž
  9. Drenje
  10. Đurđenovac
  11. Erdut
  12. Ernestinovo
  13. Feričanci
  14. Gorjani
  15. Jagodnjak
  16. Kneževi Vinogradi
  17. Koška
  18. Levanjska Varoš
  19. Magadenovac
  20. Marijanci
  21. Petlovac
  22. Petrijevci
  23. Podravska Moslavina
  24. Podgorač
  25. Popovac
  26. Punitovci
  27. Satnica Đakovačka
  28. Semeljci
  29. Strizivojna
  30. Šodolovci
  31. Trnava
  32. Viljevo
  33. Viškovci
  34. Vladislavci
  35. Vuka

Požega-Slavonia

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Požega

The center is Požega city. The surface area is 1,823 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 78,034.

Municipalities

  1. Brestovac
  2. Čaglin
  3. Jakšić
  4. Kaptol
  5. Velika

Primorje-Gorski Kotar

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Rijeka

The center is in Rijeka. The surface area is 3,588 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 296,195.

Municipalities

  1. Baška
  2. Brod Moravice
  3. Čavle
  4. Dobrinj
  5. Fužine
  6. Jelenje
  7. Klana
  8. Kostrena
  9. Lokve
  10. Lovran
  11. Malinska-Dubašnica
  12. Matulji
  13. Mošćenička Draga
  14. Mrkopalj
  15. Omišalj
  16. Punat
  17. Ravna Gora
  18. Skrad
  19. Vinodol
  20. Viškovo
  21. Vrbnik
  22. Lopar

Šibenik-Knin

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Šibenik

The center is the city of Šibenik. The surface area is 2,984 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 109,375.

Municipalities

  1. Biskupija
  2. Civljane
  3. Ervenik
  4. Kijevo
  5. Kistanje
  6. Murter-Kornati — Murter, the capital of the municipality
  7. Pirovac
  8. Primošten
  9. Promina — Oklaj, the capital of the municipality
  10. Rogoznica
  11. Ružić — Gradac, the capital of the municipality
  12. Tisno
  13. Unešić
  14. Bilice
  15. Tribunj

Sisak-Moslavina

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Sisak

The center is Sisak city. The surface area is 4,468 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 172,439.

Municipalities

  1. Donji Kukuruzari
  2. Dvor
  3. Gvozd
  4. Hrvatska Dubica
  5. Jasenovac
  6. Lekenik
  7. Lipovljani
  8. Majur
  9. Martinska Ves
  10. Sunja
  11. Topusko
  12. Velika Ludina

Split-Dalmatia

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Split

The center is the city of Split. The surface area is 4,540 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 454,798.

Municipalities

  1. Baška Voda
  2. Bol
  3. Brela
  4. Cista Provo
  5. Dicmo
  6. Dugi Rat
  7. Dugopolje
  8. Gradac
  9. Hrvace
  10. Jelsa
  11. Klis
  12. Lećevica
  13. Lokvičići
  14. Lovreć
  15. Marina
  16. Milna
  17. Muć
  18. Nerežišća
  19. Okrug
  20. Otok
  21. Podbablje
  22. Podgora
  23. Podstrana
  24. Postira
  25. Prgomet
  26. Primorski Dolac
  27. Proložac
  28. Pučišća
  29. Runovići
  30. Seget
  31. Selca
  32. Sućuraj
  33. Sutivan
  34. Šestanovac
  35. Šolta
  36. Tučepi
  37. Zadvarje
  38. Zagvozd
  39. Zmijavci

Varaždin

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Varaždin

The center is Varaždin city. The surface area is 1,262 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 175,951.

Municipalities

  1. Bednja
  2. Beretinec
  3. Breznica
  4. Breznički Hum
  5. Cestica
  6. Donja Voća
  7. Donji Martijanec
  8. Gornji Kneginec
  9. Jalžabet
  10. Klenovnik
  11. Ljubešćica
  12. Mali Bukovec
  13. Maruševec
  14. Petrijanec
  15. Sračinec
  16. Sveti Đurđ
  17. Sveti Ilija
  18. Trnovec Bartolovečki
  19. Veliki Bukovec
  20. Vidovec
  21. Vinica
  22. Visoko

Virovitica-Podravina

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Virovitica

Central is the city of Virovitica. The surface area is 2,024 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 84,836.

Municipalities

  1. Crnac
  2. Čačinci
  3. Čađavica
  4. Gradina
  5. Lukač
  6. Mikleuš
  7. Nova Bukovica
  8. Pitomača
  9. Sopje
  10. Suhopolje
  11. Špišić Bukovica
  12. Voćin
  13. Zdenci

Vukovar-Srijem

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Vukovar

The center is Vukovar city. The surface area is 2,454 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 179,521.

Municipalities

  1. Andrijaševci
  2. Babina Greda
  3. Bogdanovci
  4. Borovo
  5. Bošnjaci
  6. Cerna
  7. Drenovci
  8. Gradište
  9. Gunja
  10. Ivankovo
  11. Jarmina
  12. Lovas
  13. Markušica
  14. Negoslavci
  15. Nijemci
  16. Nuštar
  17. Privlaka
  18. Stari Jankovci
  19. Stari Mikanovci
  20. Štitar
  21. Tompojevci
  22. Tordinci
  23. Tovarnik
  24. Trpinja
  25. Vođinci
  26. Vrbanja

Zadar

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Zadar

The center is Zadar city. The surface area is 3,646 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 170,017.

Municipalities

  1. Bibinje
  2. Galovac
  3. Gračac
  4. Jasenice
  5. Kali
  6. Kolan (since 2003)
  7. Kruševo
  8. Kukljica
  9. Lišane Ostrovičke
  10. Novigrad
  11. Pakoštane
  12. Pašman
  13. Petrčane
  14. Polača
  15. Poličnik
  16. Posedarje
  17. Povljane
  18. Preko
  19. Privlaka
  20. Ražanac
  21. Sali
  22. Stankovci
  23. Starigrad
  24. Sukošan
  25. Sveti Filip i Jakov
  26. Škabrnja
  27. Tkon
  28. Vir
  29. Vrsi
  30. Zemunik Donji

Zagreb County

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Zagreb city

The center is the city of Zagreb. The surface area is 3,060 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 317,606.

Municipalities

  1. Bedenica
  2. Bistra
  3. Brckovljani
  4. Brdovec
  5. Dubrava
  6. Dubravica
  7. Farkaševac
  8. Gradec
  9. Jakovlje
  10. Klinča Sela
  11. Kloštar Ivanić
  12. Krašić
  13. Kravarsko
  14. Križ
  15. Luka
  16. Marija Gorica
  17. Orle
  18. Pisarovina
  19. Pokupsko
  20. Preseka
  21. Pušća
  22. Rakovec
  23. Rugvica
  24. Stupnik
  25. Žumberak

City of Zagreb

Zagreb city

The surface area is 641 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the population is 790,017.

Districts of Zagreb

  1. Donji Grad
  2. Gornji Grad – Medveščak
  3. Trnje
  4. Maksimir
  5. Peščenica – Žitnjak
  6. Novi Zagreb – istok
  7. Novi Zagreb – zapad
  8. Trešnjevka – sjever
  9. Trešnjevka – jug
  10. Črnomerec
  11. Gornja Dubrava
  12. Donja Dubrava
  13. Stenjevec
  14. Podsused – Vrapče
  15. Podsljeme
  16. Sesvete
  17. Brezovica

History of Croatia

For the first time, Croatia was divided into counties in the Middle Ages. Administrative divisions changed over time due to the loss of land in Ottoman conquests over time, the liberation of these lands, the change of political status in Dalmatia, Dubrovnik and Istria.

This traditional division has completely disappeared in the 1920s due to the Slovenian, Croatian, and Serbian kingdoms, followed by the oblasts and banovas created by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Croatia in the communist regime was one of the items that brought Yugoslavia into force, a force in the Second World War. During this period, the administrative structure was totally changed, and the country was divided into 100 municipalities.

With a law issued in 1992, it was again divided into administrative units from 1920, but 8 counties and centers established in 1918 in Translitia formed 7 counties beside Bjelovar, Gospić, Ogulin, Požega, Vukovar, Varaždin, Osijek and Zagreb

Since its re-division in 1992, the country has been divided into 20 counties and Zagreb Capital Territory. Zagreb has the authority to have a county and a city.

Counties’ boundaries have changed a few times; the most important of these changes came to the fore in 2006. Counties are divided into a total of 127 towns and 429 municipalities.

Croatia: Geography, Facts

  • Population: 4,151,312
  • Population Density: 74 per Km2
  • Land Area: 55,960 Km ²

Geography

The major rivers pass through Sava, Drava, Cup and Danube, Hrvatsko Zagorje’s mountainous northern parts and the plains north of Slavonia.

The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe, which flows along Vukovar in the eastern part of the country and draws part of the country’s border with Serbia.

The Adriatic coast and the central and southern regions close to the islands are composed of low mountain and woodland. Oil, coal, bauxite, low-quality iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clay, salt, and hydropower are found in the country.

Governance

Croatia is a unitary state that uses a parliamentary system of governance.

Its largest city and capital is Zagreb. Other important cities include Osijek, Varaždin, Gospić, and Bjelovar. The country where Dalmatian coast type is seen also consists of about 1000 islands and islets. Two of the largest and most popular islands are Cres and Krk.

Climate

The Mediterranean is ruling the Istria Peninsula and the Dalmatian coast. In these regions, summers are hot and dry, winters are warm and rainy. Inland and mountainous regions have a more severe climate.

Religion

Although there is no official religion in Croatia where the Christian religion is prevalent, the population of the Roman Catholic Church is intense. It is known that 80% of the population is Catholic and 4% is Orthodox.

Industry and Tourism

The Croatian economy is based on agriculture and industry. While the economy was based on agriculture and cattle fattening until the Second World War, the post-war industry quickly developed. Oil is extracted at various places in the country. The capital Zagreb is an important industrial center.

In Croatia, tourism constitutes a large part of the service sector and Croatia accounts for about 20% of its income. After the end of the Independence War of Croatia, the number of tourists coming to the country increased by 10 million to nearly four times.

Most of the tourists in Croatia are Croatian tourists, and so are the Germans, Slovenians, and Austrians.