Lika-Senj County
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Lika-Senj County (Croatian pronunciation: [lǐːka sɛ̂ːɲ], Croatian: Ličko-senjska županija) is a county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island. Its center is Gospić.
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Lika-Senj County
Ličko-senjska županija | |
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Country | Croatia |
County seat | Gospić |
Government | |
• Župan | Ernest Petry (HDZ) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,353 km2 (2,067 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 42,893 |
• Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Area code | 053 |
ISO 3166 code | HR-09 |
HDI (2019) | 0.815[3] very high · 14th |
Website | www |
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The county is the least populated (44.625 in mid-2019) and among the least prosperous ones[according to whom?], though it is the largest county in the country by area and includes the Plitvice Lakes National Park and Sjeverni (North) Velebit National Park, some of Croatia's major tourist attractions.