Brod-Posavina County

Brod-Posavina County
Brodsko-posavska županija
County

Coat of arms

Brod-Posavina County (light orange)
within Croatia (light yellow)
County seat Slavonski Brod
Government
 • Župan Danijel Marušić (HDZ)
Area[1]
 • Total 2,030 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 158,575
 • Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Area code 035
ISO 3166 code HR-12
Website http://www.bpz.hr/

Brod-Posavina County (Croatian: Brodsko-posavska županija) is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina. Other notable towns include Nova Gradiška.

Geography

The Brod-Posavina County borders on the Sisak-Moslavina County in the west, Požega-Slavonia County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast, and Vukovar-Srijem County in the east.

Administrative divisions

Brod-Posavina County is divided into:

Demographics

Historical populations of Brod-Posavina County
YearPop.±%
1857 74,136—    
1869 79,273+6.9%
1880 77,739−1.9%
1890 90,751+16.7%
1900 99,979+10.2%
1910 116,295+16.3%
1921 112,693−3.1%
1931 128,790+14.3%
YearPop.±%
1948 134,436+4.4%
1953 142,614+6.1%
1961 154,309+8.2%
1971 164,065+6.3%
1981 167,667+2.2%
1991 174,998+4.4%
2001 176,765+1.0%
2011 158,575−10.3%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

As of the 2011 census, the county had 158,575 residents. The population density is 78 people per km².

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 95.0% of the population, followed by Serbs at 2.6%.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2013). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2013 [2013 Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English) 45. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 56. ISSN 1334-0638. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Stanovništvo prema narodnosti po gradovima/općinama, Popis 2011.". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

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Coordinates: 45°09′27″N 18°01′13″E / 45.15750°N 18.02028°E