Majur | |
Official Name: | Općina Majur Municipality of Majur |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Majur in Croatia |
Pushpin Label: | Majur |
Coordinates: | 45.25°N 16.53°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Croatia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Continental Croatia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sisak-Moslavina |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Majur |
Leader Title: | Municipal mayor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 67.4 |
Area Urban Km2: | 4.8 |
Elevation M: | 160 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 760 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 272 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | (+385) 044 |
Majur is a settlement and a municipality in central Croatia in the Sisak-Moslavina County. It has a population of 1,185, 70.04% of whom are Croats (2011 census) and 27.26% are ethnic Serbs.
By census 1991 Serbs were a majority 1,381 (54.05%), followed by Croats 1,036 (40.54%), Yugoslavs 72 (2.81%) and others 66 (2.58%). Majur is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[2]
The municipality consists of 11 settlements:
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 Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Majur.[4]