Zagreb County

Zagreb County (Croatian: Zagrebačka županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It surrounds, but does not contain, the nation's capital Zagreb, 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 urban satellite towns.

Zagreb County
Zagrebačka županija
Flag of Zagreb County
Coat of arms of Zagreb County
Zagreb County within Croatia
Zagreb County within Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seatZagreb[1]
Government
 • ŽupanStjepan Kožić (Ind.)
 • Assembly
51 members
Area
 • Total3,060 km2 (1,180 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total317,606
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Area code01
ISO 3166 codeHR-01
HDI (2019)0.832[4]
very high · 7th
Websitewww.zagrebacka-zupanija.hr

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 on Krapina-Zagorje County, the city of Zagreb, Varaždin County, and Koprivnica-Križevci County in the north, Bjelovar-Bilogora County in the east, Sisak-Moslavina County in the south and Karlovac County in the southwest as well as Slovenia in the west.

Franjo Tuđman Airport is 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.

Towns
NamePopulation[3]Area[6]
Dugo Selo17,466052.22 km2
Ivanić-Grad14,548173.57 km2
Jastrebarsko15,866226.50 km2
Samobor37,633250.73 km2
Sveta Nedelja18,059041.43 km2
Sveti Ivan Zelina15,959184.68 km2
Velika Gorica63,517328.65 km2
Vrbovec14,797159.05 km2
Zaprešić25,223052.60 km2
Municipalities
NamePopulation[3]Area[6]
Bedenica1,43221.70 km2
Bistra6,63252.74 km2
Brckovljani6,83771.14 km2
Brdovec9911,13437.27 km2
Dubrava5,24599115.18 km2
Dubravica1,43720.46 km2
Farkaševac1,93773.66 km2
Gradec3,68188.85 km2
Jakovlje3,93035.71 km2
Klinča Sela5,23177.64 km2
Kloštar Ivanić6,09177.59 km2
Krašić2,64069.40 km2
Kravarsko1,98758.03 km2
Križ6,96399118.46 km2
Luka1,35117.17 km2
Marija Gorica2,23317.10 km2
Orle1,97557.61 km2
Pisarovina3,68999145.00 km2
Pokupsko2,22499105.73 km2
Preseka1,44847.86 km2
Pušća2,70018.20 km2
Rakovec1,25235.11 km2
Rugvica7,87193.73 km2
Stupnik3,73523.20 km2
Žumberak88399110.17 km2

County government edit

Current Župan: Stjepan Kožić (HSS)

The county assembly is composed of 45 representatives, organized as follows:[7]

Demographics edit

Population pyramid of Zagreb County per 2011 Census.
Zagreb County: Population trends 1857–2021
population
134754
146592
155324
178938
194643
211150
208141
224095
227538
233411
233875
232836
259429
282989
309696
317606
301206
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "O županiji - Zagrebačka županija".
  2. ^ 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. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  5. ^ Narodne novine, br. 62/01, 125/08
  6. ^ a b "Sustav središnjih naselja i razvojnih središta" (in Croatian). Prosorni plan Zagrebačke županije. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  7. ^ "2009 Elections - zagreb County, results". Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-04.

External links edit

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