Counties of Croatia
regional administrative division 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) | |
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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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change- ↑ 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 Croatian). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Popovača dobila status grada". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). 12 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Zakon o lokalnim izborima" [Local Elections Act]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). No. 144/2012. 21 December 2012. 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.