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Zagreb County

For the historical county, see Zagreb County (former).
Zagreb County
Zagrebačka županija
County
Flag of Zagreb County
Flag
Coat of arms of Zagreb County
Coat of arms
Zagreb County within Croatia
Zagreb County within Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seatZagreb[1]
Government
 • ŽupanStjepan Kožić (Ind.)
 • Assembly
51 members
Area
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 • Total3,060 km2 (1,180 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total299,983
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Area code01
ISO 3166 codeHR-01
HDI (2022)0.860[4]
very high · 7th
Websitewww.zagrebacka-zupanija.hr

Zagreb County (Croatian: Zagrebačka županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It surrounds, but does not contain, the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, the county is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring" (Croatian: zagrebački prsten). According to the 2021 census, the county has 299,985 inhabitants,[3] most of whom live in smaller urban satellite towns.

The Zagreb County once included the city of Zagreb, but in 1997 they separated, when the City was given a special status.[5] Although separated from the city of Zagreb both administratively and territorially, it remains closely linked with it.

Zagreb County borders on Krapina-Zagorje County, the city of Zagreb, Varaždin County, and Koprivnica-Križevci County in the north, Bjelovar-Bilogora County in the east, Sisak-Moslavina County in the south and Karlovac County in the southwest as well as Slovenia in the west.

Franjo Tuđman Airport is located on the territory of Zagreb County, the biggest and most important airport in the country.

Administrative divisions

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Zagreb County is divided into 9 towns and 25 municipalities.

Towns
Name Population[6] Area[7]
Dugo Selo 17,466 052.22 km2
Ivanić-Grad 14,548 173.57 km2
Jastrebarsko 15,866 226.50 km2
Samobor 37,633 250.73 km2
Sveta Nedelja 18,059 041.43 km2
Sveti Ivan Zelina 15,959 184.68 km2
Velika Gorica 63,517 328.65 km2
Vrbovec 14,797 159.05 km2
Zaprešić 25,223 052.60 km2
Municipalities
Name Population[6] Area[7]
Bedenica 1,432 21.70 km2
Bistra 6,632 52.74 km2
Brckovljani 6,837 71.14 km2
Brdovec 9911,134 37.27 km2
Dubrava 5,245 99115.18 km2
Dubravica 1,437 20.46 km2
Farkaševac 1,937 73.66 km2
Gradec 3,681 88.85 km2
Jakovlje 3,930 35.71 km2
Klinča Sela 5,231 77.64 km2
Kloštar Ivanić 6,091 77.59 km2
Krašić 2,640 69.40 km2
Kravarsko 1,987 58.03 km2
Križ 6,963 99118.46 km2
Luka 1,351 17.17 km2
Marija Gorica 2,233 17.10 km2
Orle 1,975 57.61 km2
Pisarovina 3,689 99145.00 km2
Pokupsko 2,224 99105.73 km2
Preseka 1,448 47.86 km2
Pušća 2,700 18.20 km2
Rakovec 1,252 35.11 km2
Rugvica 7,871 93.73 km2
Stupnik 3,735 23.20 km2
Žumberak 883 99110.17 km2

County government

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Current Župan: Stjepan Kožić (HSS)

The county assembly is composed of 45 representatives, organized as follows:[8]

Demographics

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Population pyramid of Zagreb County per 2011 Census.
Zagreb County: Population trends 1857–2021
population
134754
146592
155324
178938
194643
211150
208141
224095
227538
233411
233875
232836
259429
282989
309696
317606
301206
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "O županiji - Zagrebačka županija".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  5. ^ Narodne novine, br. 62/01, 125/08
  6. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Zagreb". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Sustav središnjih naselja i razvojnih središta" (in Croatian). Prosorni plan Zagrebačke županije. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  8. ^ "2009 Elections - zagreb County, results". Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
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