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)
Map of moderncounties of Croatia
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
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Croatia
Number20 counties + Zagreb city
Populations50,927 (Lika-Senj) – 790,017 (Zagreb)
Areas640 km2 (247 sq mi) (Zagreb) – 5,350 km2 (2,067 sq mi) (Lika-Senj)
GovernmentCounty government, National government
SubdivisionsMunicipality 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
Counties of Croatia as defined in 2006
CountySeatArea[7]Population (2011)[7]GDP per capita (2013)[8]ArmsGeographic coordinates
Bjelovar-Bilogora Bjelovar2,640 km2 (1,020 sq mi)119,76406838€6,838Coat of arms of Bjelovar-Bilogora County45°54′10″N 16°50′51″E
Brod-Posavina Slavonski Brod2,030 km2 (780 sq mi)158,57505858€5,858Coat of arms of Brod-Posavina County45°09′27″N 18°01′13″E
Dubrovnik-Neretva Dubrovnik1,781 km2 (688 sq mi)122,56809969€9,969Coat of arms of Dubrovnik-Neretva County42°39′13″N 18°05′41″E
Istria Pazin2,813 km2 (1,086 sq mi)208,05512711€12,711Coat of arms of Istria County45°14′21″N 13°56′19″E
Karlovac Karlovac3,626 km2 (1,400 sq mi)128,89907763€7,763Coat of arms of Karlovac County45°29′35″N 15°33′21″E
Koprivnica-Križevci Koprivnica1,748 km2 (675 sq mi)115,58408768€8,768Coat of arms of Koprivnica-Križevci County46°10′12″N 16°54′33″E
Krapina-Zagorje Krapina1,229 km2 (475 sq mi)132,89206380€6,380Coat of arms of Krapina-Zagorje County46°7′30″N 15°48′25″E
Lika-Senj Gospić5,353 km2 (2,067 sq mi)50,92707841€7,841Coat of arms of Lika-Senj County44°42′25″N 15°10′27″E
Međimurje CČakovecČakovec0,730729 km2 (281 sq mi)113,80408481€8,481Coat of arms of Međimurje County46°27′58″N 16°24′50″E
Osijek-Baranja Osijek4,155 km2 (1,604 sq mi)305,03208121€8,121Coat of arms of Osijek-Baranja County45°38′13″N 18°37′5″E
Požega-Slavonia Požega1,823 km2 (704 sq mi)78,03406102€6,102Coat of arms of Požega-Slavonia County45°18′40″N 17°44′24″E
Primorje-Gorski Kotar Rijeka3,588 km2 (1,385 sq mi)296,19512930€12,930Coat of arms of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County45°27′14″N 14°35′38″E
SŠibenikŠibenik-Knin SŠibenikŠibenik2,984 km2 (1,152 sq mi)109,37508051€8,051Coat of arms of Šibenik-Knin County43°55′44″N 16°3′43″E
Sisak-Moslavina Sisak4,468 km2 (1,725 sq mi)172,43907842€7,842Coat of arms of Sisak-Moslavina County45°13′15″N 16°15′5″E
Split-Dalmatia Split4,540 km2 (1,750 sq mi)454,79807849€7,849Coat of arms of Split-Dalmatia County43°10′0″N 16°30′0″E
Varaždin Varaždin1,262 km2 (487 sq mi)175,95108415€8,415Post-1992 coat of arms of Varaždin County46°19′16″N 16°13′52″E
Virovitica-Podravina Virovitica2,024 km2 (781 sq mi)84,83606043€6,043Coat of arms of Virovitica-Podravina County45°52′23″N 17°30′18″E
Vukovar-Srijem Vukovar2,454 km2 (947 sq mi)179,52106025€6,025Coat of arms of Vukovar-Srijem County45°13′43″N 18°55′0″E
Zadar Zadar3,646 km2 (1,408 sq mi)170,01708173€8,173Coat of arms of Zadar County44°1′5″N 15°53′42″E
Zagreb County Zagreb3,060 km2 (1,180 sq mi)317,60607781€7,781Post-1992 coat of arms of Zagreb County45°44′56″N 15°34′16″E
Zagreb, the city ofCity of Zagreb Zagreb0,641641 km2 (247 sq mi)790,01718132€18,132Coat of arms of the city of Zagreb45°49′0″N 15°59′0″E

References
  1. The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (consolidated text) - Croatian Parliament Archived 2015-11-02 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "Gospodarski profil Grada Zagreba i Zagrebačke županije" [Economic profile of the City of Zagreb and the Zagreb County] (in Croatian). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. "Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj" [Territories of Counties, Cities and Municipalities of the Republic of Croatia Act]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). 30 January 1997. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  4. "Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj" [Territories of Counties, Cities and Municipalities of the Republic of Croatia Act]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). 28 July 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. "Popovača dobila status grada". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). 12 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  6. "Zakon o lokalnim izborima" [Local Elections Act]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). No. 144/2012. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. "Counties, surface area, population, towns, municipalities and settlements, 2011 census". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  8. "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.
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