Virovitica-Podravina County

Virovitica-Podravina County (pronounced [ʋiroʋǐtit͡sa-pǒdraʋina]; Croatian: Virovitičko-podravska županija [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, hence the name Podravina. Other notable towns are Slatina and Orahovica.

Virovitica-Podravina County
Virovitičko-podravska županija
County
Flag of Virovitica-Podravina County
Flag
Coat of arms of Virovitica-Podravina County
Coat of arms
Virovitica-Podravina County within Croatia
Virovitica-Podravina County within Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seatVirovitica
Government
 • ŽupanIgor Andrović (HDZ)
Area
[1]
 • Total2,024 km2 (781 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total70,660
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Area code033
ISO 3166 codeHR-10
HDI (2019)0.791[3]
high · 19th
Websitehttp://www.vpz.hr/

Administrative division

Virovitica-Podravina County holds the following towns and districts:

Towns
City / town Population[2] Area km2 Website
Orahovica5,304123.9orahovica.hr
Slatina13,686slatina.hr
Virovitica21,291virovitica.hr

Municipalities
Municipality Population[2] Area km2 Website
Crnac1,456
Čačinci2,802cacinci.hr
Čađavica2,009slatina.hr
Gradina3,850gradina.hr
Lukač3,634
Mikleuš1,464
Nova Bukovica1,771
Pitomača10,059pitomaca.hr
Sopje2,320sopje.hr
Suhopolje6,683suhopolje.hr
Špišić Bukovica4,221
Voćin2,382
Zdenci1,904opcina-zdenci.hr

Demographics
Population pyramid of Virovitica-Podravina County per 2011 Census.
Historical populations of Virovitica-Podravina County
YearPop.±%
1857 57,107—    
1869 68,513+20.0%
1880 69,225+1.0%
1890 82,419+19.1%
1900 90,266+9.5%
1910 101,818+12.8%
1921 102,824+1.0%
1931 125,049+21.6%
1948 125,372+0.3%
YearPop.±%
1953 131,517+4.9%
1961 127,512−3.0%
1971 116,314−8.8%
1981 107,339−7.7%
1991 104,625−2.5%
2001 93,389−10.7%
2011 84,836−9.2%
2021 70,660−16.7%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

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

Virovitica-Podravina County: Population trends 1857–2021
population
57107
68513
69225
82419
90266
101818
102824
125049
125372
131517
127512
116314
107339
104625
93389
84836
70660
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 91.8% of the population, followed by Serbs at 6.0%.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] Some municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils as well.[6]

References
  1. Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 62. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Virovitica-Podravina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  4. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Virovitica-Podravina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. X. VIROVITIČKO-PODRAVSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 3-4. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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