Counties of Croatia

regional administrative division of Croatia

The counties of Croatia (Croatian: županije) are the first-level administrative divisions of the Republic of Croatia.[1] Croatia is divided into 20 counties and the capital city of Zagreb, which is both a county and a city. It is separate from Zagreb County.[2][3] The counties are divided into 128 cities and 428 municipalities.[4][5]

Counties of Croatia
Hrvatske županije (Croatian)
Map of moderncounties of CroatiaVukovar-Srijem CountyOsijek-Baranja CountyBrod-Posavina CountyPožega-Slavonia CountyVirovitica-Podravina CountyBjelovar-Bilogora CountyKoprivnica-Križevci CountyMeđimurje CountyVaraždin CountyKrapina-Zagorje CountyZagreb CountyCity of ZagrebSisak-Moslavina CountyKarlovac CountyIstria CountyPrimorje-Gorski Kotar CountyLika-Senj CountyZadar CountyŠibenik-Knin CountySplit-Dalmatia CountyDubrovnik-Neretva County
Counties of Croatia:   Bjelovar-Bilogora   Brod-Posavina   Dubrovnik-Neretva   Istria   Karlovac   Koprivnica-Križevci   Krapina-Zagorje   Lika-Senj   Međimurje   Osijek-Baranja   Požega-Slavonia   Primorje-Gorski Kotar   Šibenik-Knin   Sisak-Moslavina   Split-Dalmatia   Varaždin   Virovitica-Podravina   Vukovar-Srijem   Zadar   City of Zagreb   Zagreb County
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Croatia
Number20 counties + Zagreb city
Populations50,927 (Lika-Senj) – 790,017 (Zagreb)
Areas640 km2 (247 sq mi) (Zagreb) – 5,350 km2 (2,067 sq mi) (Lika-Senj)
GovernmentCounty government, National government
SubdivisionsMunicipality and City

The counties are governed by county assemblies (Croatian: županijska skupština). Members of the county assembly are elected for a four-year term.[6]

List of counties

Counties of Croatia as defined in 2006
CountySeatArea[7]Population (2011)[7]GDP per capita (2013)[8]ArmsGeographic coordinates
Bjelovar-BilogoraBjelovar2,640 km2 (1,020 sq mi)119,76406838€6,838 45°54′10″N 16°50′51″E / 45.90278°N 16.84750°E / 45.90278; 16.84750 (Bjelovar-Bilogora County)
Brod-PosavinaSlavonski Brod2,030 km2 (780 sq mi)158,57505858€5,858 45°09′27″N 18°01′13″E / 45.15750°N 18.02028°E / 45.15750; 18.02028 (Brod-Posavina County)
Dubrovnik-NeretvaDubrovnik1,781 km2 (688 sq mi)122,56809969€9,969 42°39′13″N 18°05′41″E / 42.65361°N 18.09472°E / 42.65361; 18.09472 (Dubrovnik-Neretva County)
IstriaPazin2,813 km2 (1,086 sq mi)208,05512711€12,711 45°14′21″N 13°56′19″E / 45.23917°N 13.93861°E / 45.23917; 13.93861 (Istria County)
KarlovacKarlovac3,626 km2 (1,400 sq mi)128,89907763€7,763 45°29′35″N 15°33′21″E / 45.49306°N 15.55583°E / 45.49306; 15.55583 (Karlovac County)
Koprivnica-KriževciKoprivnica1,748 km2 (675 sq mi)115,58408768€8,768 46°10′12″N 16°54′33″E / 46.17000°N 16.90917°E / 46.17000; 16.90917 (Koprivnica-Križevci County)
Krapina-ZagorjeKrapina1,229 km2 (475 sq mi)132,89206380€6,380 46°7′30″N 15°48′25″E / 46.12500°N 15.80694°E / 46.12500; 15.80694 (Krapina-Zagorje County)
Lika-SenjGospić5,353 km2 (2,067 sq mi)50,92707841€7,841 44°42′25″N 15°10′27″E / 44.70694°N 15.17417°E / 44.70694; 15.17417 (Lika-Senj County)
MeđimurjeCČakovecČakovec0,730729 km2 (281 sq mi)113,80408481€8,481 46°27′58″N 16°24′50″E / 46.46611°N 16.41389°E / 46.46611; 16.41389 (Međimurje County)
Osijek-BaranjaOsijek4,155 km2 (1,604 sq mi)305,03208121€8,121 45°38′13″N 18°37′5″E / 45.63694°N 18.61806°E / 45.63694; 18.61806 (Osijek-Baranja County)
Požega-SlavoniaPožega1,823 km2 (704 sq mi)78,03406102€6,102 45°18′40″N 17°44′24″E / 45.31111°N 17.74000°E / 45.31111; 17.74000 (Požega-Slavonia County)
Primorje-Gorski KotarRijeka3,588 km2 (1,385 sq mi)296,19512930€12,930 45°27′14″N 14°35′38″E / 45.45389°N 14.59389°E / 45.45389; 14.59389 (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County)
SŠibenikŠibenik-KninSŠibenikŠibenik2,984 km2 (1,152 sq mi)109,37508051€8,051 43°55′44″N 16°3′43″E / 43.92889°N 16.06194°E / 43.92889; 16.06194 (Šibenik-Knin County)
Sisak-MoslavinaSisak4,468 km2 (1,725 sq mi)172,43907842€7,842 45°13′15″N 16°15′5″E / 45.22083°N 16.25139°E / 45.22083; 16.25139 (Sisak-Moslavina County)
Split-DalmatiaSplit4,540 km2 (1,750 sq mi)454,79807849€7,849 43°10′0″N 16°30′0″E / 43.16667°N 16.50000°E / 43.16667; 16.50000 (Split-Dalmatia County)
VaraždinVaraždin1,262 km2 (487 sq mi)175,95108415€8,415 46°19′16″N 16°13′52″E / 46.32111°N 16.23111°E / 46.32111; 16.23111 (Varaždin County)
Virovitica-PodravinaVirovitica2,024 km2 (781 sq mi)84,83606043€6,043 45°52′23″N 17°30′18″E / 45.87306°N 17.50500°E / 45.87306; 17.50500 (Virovitica-Podravina County)
Vukovar-SrijemVukovar2,454 km2 (947 sq mi)179,52106025€6,025 45°13′43″N 18°55′0″E / 45.22861°N 18.91667°E / 45.22861; 18.91667 (Vukovar-Srijem County)
ZadarZadar3,646 km2 (1,408 sq mi)170,01708173€8,173 44°1′5″N 15°53′42″E / 44.01806°N 15.89500°E / 44.01806; 15.89500 (Zadar County)
Zagreb CountyZagreb3,060 km2 (1,180 sq mi)317,60607781€7,781 45°44′56″N 15°34′16″E / 45.74889°N 15.57111°E / 45.74889; 15.57111 (Zagreb County)
Zagreb, the city ofCity of ZagrebZagreb0,641641 km2 (247 sq mi)790,01718132€18,132 45°49′0″N 15°59′0″E / 45.81667°N 15.98333°E / 45.81667; 15.98333 (City of Zagreb)

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