Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

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Primorje-Gorski Kotar county - Primorsko-goranska županija is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar. Its center is Rijeka. The population of the county in 2001 was 257,667.

Map showing the location of this county in Croatia

The county includes the islands of Krk, Cres, Lošinj and Rab.

[edit] Administrative division

Primorje-Gorski Kotar county is divided:

City of Rijeka
Town of Bakar
Town of Cres
Town of Crikvenica
Town of Čabar
Town of Delnice
Town of Kastav
Town of Kraljevica
Town of Krk
Town of Mali Lošinj
Town of Novi Vinodolski
Town of Opatija
Town of Rab
Town of Vrbovsko
Municipality of Baška
Municipality of Brod Moravice
Municipality of Čavle
Municipality of Dobrinj
Municipality of Fužine
Municipality of Jelenje
Municipality of Klana
Municipality of Kostrena
Municipality of Lokve
Municipality of Lovran
Municipality of Malinska-Dubašnica
Municipality of Matulji
Municipality of Mošćenička Draga
Municipality of Mrkopalj
Municipality of Omišalj
Municipality of Punat
Municipality of Ravna Gora
Municipality of Skrad
Municipality of Vinodolska
Municipality of Viškovo
Municipality of Vrbnik

[edit] County government

Current Župan (prefect): Zlatko Komadina (SDP)

The county assembly is composed of 42 representatives, organized as follows:

Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) 9
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) 7
Alliance of Primorje - Gorski Kotar (PGS) 7
Croatian People's Party (HNS) 4
Croatian Peasants Party (HSS) 3
Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) 3
Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) 2
Autonomous Regional Party (ARS) 2
Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) 1
Croatian Christian Democratic Union (HKDU) 1
Croatian Bloc (HB) 1
Croatian Demochristians (HD) 1
independent representative 1

[edit] External links

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