Šibenik-Knin County Explained

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]
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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.

Administrative division

Šibenik-Knin county is administratively subdivided into:

County government

, the Župan is Marko Jelić (Ind.),[2] and the county assembly's 37 representatives are affiliated as follows:[3]

Political partySeats wonGovernment
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

Demographics

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 19 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Župan . www.sibensko-kninska-zupanija.hr . 20 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Županijska skupština . www.sibensko-kninska-zupanija.hr . 20 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Creation of a Greater Serbia - Bukovica and Ravni Kotari. www.hic.hr. 2008-05-14. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195528/http://www.hic.hr/books/creation/part-07.htm. dead.