Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija
County
Flag of Bjelovar-Bilogora County
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Coat of arms of Bjelovar-Bilogora County
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Bjelovar-Bilogora County within Croatia
Bjelovar-Bilogora County within Croatia
Country Croatia
County seatBjelovar
Government
 • ŽupanMarko Marušić (HDZ)
 • Assembly
41 members
Area
[1]
 • Total2,640 km2 (1,020 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total101,879
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Area code043
ISO 3166 codeHR-07
HDI (2019)0.808[3]
very high · 16th
Websitewww.bbz.hr

Bjelovar-Bilogora County (pronounced [bjêloʋaːr-bîloɡora]; Croatian: Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija [bjêloʋaːrsko-bîloɡorskaː ʒupǎnija]) is a county in central Croatia.

The central city of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman invasions. The town was pronounced a free royal town in 1874.

The other part of the county name is for the hill of Bilogora that stretches along the northern edge of the county.

Other towns in the county are Daruvar, Garešnica, Čazma, and Grubišno Polje.

The Bjelovar-Bilogora County borders on the Koprivnica-Križevci County in the north, Virovitica-Podravina County in the northeast, Požega-Slavonia County in the southeast, Sisak-Moslavina County in the southwest, and Zagreb County in the west.

Alongside the City of Zagreb and Požega-Slavonia County, it is the only Croatian county that does not border another nation.

Administrative division

Bjelovar-Bilogora County is further divided into 5 towns (grad, pl. gradovi) and 18 municipalities (općina, pl. općine).

Towns
Town Population
(2021 census)[4]
Bjelovar 36,316
Čazma 6,930
Daruvar 10,105
Garešnica 8,624
Grubišno Polje 5,367
Municipalities
Municipality Population
(2021 census)[4]
Berek 1,106
Dežanovac 1,978
Đulovac 2,772
Hercegovac 1,910
Ivanska 2,256
Kapela 2,367
Končanica 1,805
Nova Rača 2,756
Rovišće 4,144
Severin 702
Sirač 1,796
Šandrovac 1,411
Štefanje 1,688
Velika Pisanica 1,313
Velika Trnovitica 1,091
Veliki Grđevac 2,316
Veliko Trojstvo 2,379
Zrinski Topolovac 747

Demographics

Population pyramid of Bjelovar-Bilogora County per 2011 Census.
Historical populations of Bjelovar-Bilogora County
YearPop.±%
1857 84,893—    
1869 95,981+13.1%
1880 101,420+5.7%
1890 130,901+29.1%
1900 150,825+15.2%
1910 163,039+8.1%
1921 162,453−0.4%
1931 173,597+6.9%
1948 166,485−4.1%
YearPop.±%
1953 170,651+2.5%
1961 167,599−1.8%
1971 157,811−5.8%
1981 149,551−5.2%
1991 144,042−3.7%
2001 133,084−7.6%
2011 119,764−10.0%
2021 101,879−14.9%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

As of the 2021 census, the county had 101,879 residents. The population density was 39 people per km2.[2]

As of the 2011 census, the county had 119,764 residents. The population density was 45 people per km2.[5]

Bjelovar-Bilogora County: Population trends 1857–2021
population
84893
95981
101420
130901
150825
163039
162453
173597
166485
170651
167599
157811
149551
144042
133084
119764
101879
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 84.8% of the population, followed by Serbs at 6.3% and Czechs at 5.2%.[6]

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.[7] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Czechs, Hungarians and Serbs of Croatia all fulfilled legal requirements to each elect their own 25 members minority council of the Bjelovar-Bilogora County while Albanians, Germans, and Romani people in Croatia were electing individual representatives.[8] Some municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils as well.[8]

Protected areas

See also

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. ^ a b "The final results of the Census 2021 have been published". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  4. ^ a b "Population by Towns/Municipalities, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  5. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Bjelovar-Bilogora". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Bjelovar-Bilogora". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. VII. BJELOVARSKO-BILOGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 3-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

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