Suhopolje Explained

Suhopolje
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Suhopolje in Croatia
Coordinates:45.8°N 17.5°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:166.6
Area Urban Km2:29.7
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:5267
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:2237
Population Density Urban Km2:auto

Suhopolje is a settlement and an eponymous municipality in Slavonia, Croatia.

It is located on the northern slopes of the Bilogora mountain in the region of Podravina, 10 km southeast of Virovitica; elevation 118 m.

Population

In the 2011 census, the total population of the Suhopolje municipality was 6,683, with 2,696 people in Suhopolje itself and the rest in a number of surrounding villages:

Politics

Minority councils

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 Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Suhopolje.[3]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije . 13 March 2023 . . 10 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. X. VIROVITIČKO-PODRAVSKA ŽUPANIJA . 2023 . Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske . 15 . hr . PDF . 10 June 2023.