Bjelovar-Bilogora County

Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija
—  County  —

Flag
Coat of arms
Bjelovar-Bilogora County (light orange)
within Croatia (light yellow)
County seat Bjelovar
Government
 • Župan Miroslav Čačija (HSS)
Area
 • Total 2,652 km2 (1,023.9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 133,084
 • Density 50.2/km2 (130/sq mi)
Area code 043
ISO 3166 code HR-07
Website http://www.bbz.hr/

Bjelovar-Bilogora County (Croatian: Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija) is a county in central Croatia.

The central town of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman invasions. The town was pronounced a free royal town in 1874.

The other part of the county name is for the picturesque hill of Bilogora that stretches along the northern edge of the county.

Other towns in the county are Daruvar, Garešnica, Čazma and Grubišno Polje.

The Bjelovar-Bilogora County borders on the Koprivnica-Križevci County in the north, Virovitica-Podravina County in the northeast, Požega-Slavonia County in the southeast, Sisak-Moslavina County in the southwest and Zagreb County in the west.

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Demographics

According to 2001 census, the inhabitants of Bjelovar-Bilogora county were:

Administrative division

Bjelovar-Bilogora county is further divided into 5 towns and 18 municipalities.

Towns
Town Population[1]
(2001 census)
Bjelovar 41,869
Čazma 8,895
Daruvar 13,243
Garešnica 11,639
Grubišno Polje 7,523
Municipalities
Municipality Population[1]
(2001 census)
Berek 1,706
Dežanovac 3,355
Đulovac 3,640
Hercegovac 2,791
Ivanska 3,510
Kapela 3,516
Končanica 2,824
Nova Rača 4,077
Rovišće 5,262
Severin 1,038
Sirač 2,546
Šandrovac 2,095
Štefanje 2,347
Velika Pisanica 2,151
Velika Trnovitica 1,661
Veliki Grđevac 3,313
Veliko Trojstvo 3,092
Zrinski Topolovac 1,000

County government

Current leadership:

The county assembly is composed of 41 representatives, presided by Stanko Grčić (HSS) and composed as follows:

Based on election results in 2009.

See also

Protected areas

References

  1. ^ a b "Population contingents, by towns/municipalities, census 2001". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/Census2001/Popis/E01_01_02/e01_01_02_zup07.html. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 

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Subdivisions of Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Cities and towns
Municipalities