Šibenik-Knin County | |
Native Name: | Šibensko-kninska županija |
Settlement Type: | County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Seat: | Šibenik |
Leader Title: | Župan |
Leader Title1: | County Assembly |
Area Total Km2: | 2984 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 98460 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Iso Code: | HR-15 |
Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2019) |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0.826[1] · 10th |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 022 |
Šibenik-Knin County (pronounced as /ʃîbeniːk-knîːn/; Croatian: Šibensko-kninska [[županija]] pronounced as /ʃîbensko-knîːnskaː ʒupǎnija/) is a county in southern Croatia, located in the north-central part of Dalmatia. The biggest city in the county is Šibenik, which also serves as county seat. Other notable towns in the county are Knin, Vodice, Drniš and Skradin.
The county covers 2984 km2. It includes 242 islands and national parks, Krka and Kornati.
Šibenik-Knin county is administratively subdivided into:
, the Župan is Marko Jelić (Ind.),[2] and the county assembly's 37 representatives are affiliated as follows:[3]
Political party | Seats won | Government | |
---|---|---|---|
Croatian Democratic Union | |||
Independent List Stipe Petrina | |||
List of a group of voters Marko Jelić | |||
Social Democratic Party of Croatia | |||
Most | |||
Independent Democratic Serb Party | |||
Croatian Sovereignists | |||
Homeland Movement |
According to the 2021 census, Šibenik-Knin County has a population of 98,460. Croats make up a majority with 88,60% of the population. The Serbs are the second largest ethnic group (8,37%).
In 1991, before the war, Croats were in majority (61,7%), with a Serb minority of 34,2%.[4]