Virovitica-Podravina County Explained

Virovitica-Podravina County
Native Name:Virovitičko-podravska županija
Native Name Lang:hr
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Croatia
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Virovitica
Leader Title:Župan
Leader Name:Igor Andrović
Leader Party:HDZ
Area Total Km2:2024
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:70660
Population Density Km2:auto
Iso Code:HR-10
Blank Name Sec1:HDI (2019)
Blank Info Sec1:0.791[1]
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Website:http://www.vpz.hr/
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:033

Virovitica-Podravina County (pronounced as /ʋiroʋǐtit͡sa-pǒdraʋina/; Croatian: Virovitičko-podravska [[županija]] pronounced as /ʋiroʋǐtit͡ʃko-pǒdraʋskaː ʒupǎnija/; Hungarian: Verőce-Drávamente megye) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, Podravina being the Drava's drainage basin. Other notable towns are Slatina and Orahovica.

Administrative division

Virovitica-Podravina County holds the following towns and districts:

Towns

City / townPopulationArea km2Website
Orahovica5,304123.9orahovica.hr
Slatina13,686slatina.hr
Virovitica21,291virovitica.hr

Municipalities

MunicipalityPopulationArea km2Website
Crnac1,456
Čačinci2,802 cacinci.hr
Čađavica2,009 slatina.hr
Gradina3,850gradina.hr
Lukač3,634
Mikleuš1,464
Nova Bukovica1,771
Pitomača10,059 pitomaca.hr
Sopje2,320 sopje.hr
Suhopolje6,683 suhopolje.hr
Špišić Bukovica4,221
Voćin2,382
Zdenci1,904 opcina-zdenci.hr

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the county had 84,836 residents. The population density is 42 people per km².

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 91.8% of the population, followed by Serbs at 6.0%.

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.[2] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 25 members minority council of the Virovitica-Podravina County while Albanians and Hungarians of Croatia were electing individual representatives.[3] Some municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils as well.[3]

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: 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 . 3–4 . hr . PDF . 10 June 2023.