Šibenik-Knin County
Region in southern Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Region in southern Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Šibenik-Knin County (pronounced [ʃîbeniːk-knîːn]; Croatian: Šibensko-kninska županija [ʃîbensko-knîːnskaː ʒupǎnija]) is a county in southern Croatia, located in the north-central part of Dalmatia. The biggest city in the county is Šibenik, which also serves as county seat. Other notable towns in the county are Knin, Vodice, Drniš and Skradin.
Šibenik-Knin County
Šibensko-kninska županija | |
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Country | Croatia |
County seat | Šibenik |
Government | |
• Župan | Marko Jelić (Ind.) |
• County Assembly | 37 members |
Area | |
• Total | 2,984 km2 (1,152 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 98,460 |
• Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
Area code | 022 |
ISO 3166 code | HR-15 |
HDI (2019) | 0.826[3] very high · 10th |
Website | www |
The county covers 2984 km2. It includes 242 islands and national parks, Krka and Kornati.
Šibenik-Knin county is administratively subdivided into:
As of 2021[update], the Župan is Marko Jelić (Ind.),[4] and the county assembly's 37 representatives are affiliated as follows:[5]
Political party | Seats won | Government |
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Croatian Democratic Union | 14 / 37 |
Opposition |
Independent List Stipe Petrina | 7 / 37 |
Government |
List of a group of voters Marko Jelić | 6 / 37 |
Government |
Social Democratic Party of Croatia | 3 / 37 |
Government |
Most | 2 / 37 |
Government |
Independent Democratic Serb Party | 2 / 37 |
Government |
Croatian Sovereignists | 2 / 37 |
Opposition |
Homeland Movement | 1 / 37 |
Government |
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Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005 |
According to the 2021 census, Šibenik-Knin County has a population of 98,460.[2] Croats make up a majority with 88,60% of the population. The Serbs are the second largest ethnic group (8,37%).[6]
population | 85163 | 89831 | 92854 | 103302 | 118310 | 130238 | 134215 | 147166 | 148360 | 157405 | 164757 | 161199 | 152128 | 152477 | 112891 | 109375 | 96624 |
1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
In 1991, before the war, Croats were in majority (61,7%), with a Serb minority of 34,2%.[7]
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