Popovača | |
Official Name: | Grad Popovača Town of Popovača |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
Coordinates: | 45.57°N 16.6°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Croatia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Sisak-Moslavina |
Leader Party: | HSP |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Josip Mišković |
Leader Title1: | City Council |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 214.8 |
Area Urban Km2: | 26.9 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 10255 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 3633 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 44317 |
Area Code: | 044 |
Registration Plate: | KT |
Popovača is a town in Croatia in the Moslavina geographical region. Administratively it is part of the Sisak-Moslavina County.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Popovača was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
The total municipality population is 11,905 (2011 census), in the following settlements:
96% of the population are ethnic Croats.
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.[2] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Romani people in Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect representative for the Town of Popovača but the elections were not held due to absence of candidates.[3]