Brod-Posavina County
Brodsko-posavska županija
County
Flag of Brod-Posavina County
Flag
Coat of arms of Brod-Posavina County
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Brod-Posavina County within Croatia
Brod-Posavina County within Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seatSlavonski Brod
Government
 • ŽupanDanijel Marušić (HDZ)
Area
[1]
 • Total2,030 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total130,267
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Area code035
ISO 3166 codeHR-12
HDI (2019)0.801[3]
very high · 17th
Websitewww.bpz.hr

Brod-Posavina County (Croatian: Brodsko-posavska županija) is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina. Other notable towns include Nova Gradiška.

Geography

The Brod-Posavina County borders on the Sisak-Moslavina County in the west, Požega-Slavonia County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast, and Vukovar-Syrmia County in the east.

Administrative divisions

Brod-Posavina County is further divided into 2 towns (grad, pl. gradovi) and 26 municipalities (općina, pl. općine).

Towns
Town Population
(2021 census)[4]
Slavonski Brod 49,891
Nova Gradiška 11,690
Municipalities
Municipality Population
(2021 census)[4]
Bebrina 2,817
Brodski Stupnik 2,357
Bukovlje 2,727
Cernik 2,964
Davor 2,529
Donji Andrijevci 3,059
Dragalić 1,058
Garčin 3,951
Gornja Vrba 2,168
Gornji Bogićevci 1,428
Gundinci 1,610
Klakar 2,020
Nova Kapela 3,393
Okučani 2,323
Oprisavci 1,968
Oriovac 4,770
Podcrkavlje 2,207
Rešetari 3,852
Sibinj 5,730
Sikirevci 2,028
Slavonski Šamac 1,576
Stara Gradiška 911
Stari Perkovci 1,123
Staro Petrovo Selo 4,110
Velika Kopanica 2,621
Vrbje 1,691
Vrpolje 2,818

Demographics

Population pyramid of Brod-Posavina county per the 2011 Census
Historical populations of Brod-Posavina County
YearPop.±%
1857 74,136—    
1869 79,273+6.9%
1880 77,739−1.9%
1890 90,751+16.7%
1900 99,979+10.2%
1910 116,295+16.3%
1921 112,693−3.1%
1931 128,790+14.3%
1948 134,436+4.4%
YearPop.±%
1953 142,614+6.1%
1961 154,309+8.2%
1971 164,065+6.3%
1981 167,667+2.2%
1991 174,998+4.4%
2001 176,765+1.0%
2011 158,575−10.3%
2021 130,267−17.9%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

As of the 2021 census, the county had 130,267 residents. The population density was 64 people per km2.[2]

As of the 2011 census, the county had 158,575 residents. The population density was 78 people per km2.

Brod-Posavina County: Population trends 1857–2021
population
74136
79273
77739
90751
99979
116295
112693
128790
134436
142614
154309
164065
167667
174998
176765
158575
130267
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 95.0% of the population, followed by Serbs at 2.6%.[5]

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.[6] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Roma and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 25 members minority councils of the Brod-Posavina County while Albanians, Bosniaks and Ukrainians of Croatia elected individual representatives.[7] Certain municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils and representatives as well.[7]

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 Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XII. BRODSKO-POSAVSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

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