Brod-Posavina County Explained

Brod-Posavina County
Native Name:Brodsko-posavska županija
Native Name Lang:hr
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Croatia
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Slavonski Brod
Leader Title:Župan
Leader Name:Danijel Marušić (HDZ)
Area Total Km2:2030
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:130267
Population Density Km2:auto
Iso Code:HR-12
Blank Name Sec1:HDI (2019)
Blank Info Sec1:0.801[1]
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Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:035

Brod-Posavina County (Croatian: Brodsko-posavska [[županija]]) is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina. Other notable towns include Nova Gradiška.

Geography

The Brod-Posavina County borders on the Sisak-Moslavina County in the west, Požega-Slavonia County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast, and Vukovar-Syrmia County in the east.

Administrative divisions

Brod-Posavina County is further divided into 2 towns (grad, pl. gradovi) and 26 municipalities (općina, pl. općine).

Towns
style=width:8.5em TownPopulation
(2021 census)
Slavonski Brod49,891
Nova Gradiška11,690
Municipalities
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(2021 census)
Bebrina2,817
Brodski Stupnik2,357
Bukovlje2,727
Cernik2,964
Davor2,529
Donji Andrijevci3,059
Dragalić1,058
Garčin3,951
Gornja Vrba2,168
Gornji Bogićevci1,428
Gundinci1,610
Klakar2,020
Nova Kapela3,393
Okučani2,323
Oprisavci1,968
Oriovac4,770
Podcrkavlje2,207
Rešetari3,852
Sibinj5,730
Sikirevci2,028
Slavonski Šamac1,576
Stara Gradiška911
Stari Perkovci1,123
Staro Petrovo Selo4,110
Velika Kopanica2,621
Vrbje1,691
Vrpolje2,818

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, the county had 130,267 residents. The population density was 64 people per km2.[2]

As of the 2011 census, the county had 158,575 residents. The population density was 78 people per km2.

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 95.0% of the population, followed by Serbs at 2.6%.

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[3] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Roma and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 25 members minority councils of the Brod-Posavina County while Albanians, Bosniaks and Ukrainians of Croatia elected individual representatives.[4] Certain municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils and representatives as well.[4]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2021-07-19.
  2. Web site: 22 September 2022 . The final results of the Census 2021 have been published. . 9 May 2023 . Croatian Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije . 13 March 2023 . . 2 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XII. BRODSKO-POSAVSKA ŽUPANIJA . 2023 . Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske . 3–4 . hr . PDF . 3 June 2023 . 3 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603121446/https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z12_BRODSKO_POSAVSKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf . dead .