Vrgorac
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Vrgorac
Location of Vrgorac in Croatia
Vrgorac (pronounced [ʋř̩ɡorats], Italian: Vergoraz) is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.
The total population of Vrgorac is 6,572 (census 2011), in the following settlements:[1]
- Banja, population 202
- Dragljane, population 52
- Draževitići, population 203
- Duge Njive, population 105
- Dusina, population 494
- Kljenak, population 86
- Kokorići, population 161
- Kotezi, population 278
- Kozica, population 56
- Mijaca, population 95
- Orah, population 268
- Podprolog, population 355
- Poljica Kozička, population 172
- Prapatnice, population 179
- Rašćane, population 130
- Ravča, population 154
- Stilja, population 320
- Umčani, population 227
- Veliki Prolog, population 499
- Vina, population 134
- Višnjica, population 14
- Vlaka, population 41
- Vrgorac, population 2,039
- Zavojane, population 308
In the 2011 census, 99% of the population were Croats.[2]
Notable people
- Tin Ujević (1891–1955), poet
- Stipe Božić (born 1951), mountaineer, filmmaker, photographer; second European to climb Mt. Everest twice.
- Nikola Vujčić (born 1978), basketball player
References
- ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vrgorac". Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Split-Dalmatia". Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
External links
Media related to Vrgorac at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°22′E / 43.200°N 17.367°E
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