Brod-Posavina County

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| name = Brod-posavina County

| native_name = {{native name|hr|Brodsko-posavska županija|italics=off}}

| native_name_lang = hr

| settlement_type = County

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Croatia

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| image_map = Brodsko-posavska županija in Croatia.svg

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| map_caption = Brod-Posavina County within Croatia

| seat_type = County seat

| seat = Slavonski Brod

| leader_title = Župan (Prefect)

| leader_name = Danijel Marušić (HDZ)

| leader_party =

| area_total_km2 = 2030

| area_footnotes = {{Croatia Yearbook 2015|page=62}}

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_total = 130267

| population_footnotes =

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| iso_code = HR-12

| blank_name_sec1 = HDI (2022)

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| website = {{URL|http://www.bpz.hr/}}

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| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 035

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Brod-Posavina County ({{langx|hr|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-Syrmia County in the east.

Administrative divisions

Brod-Posavina County is further divided into 2 towns (grad, pl. gradovi) and 26 municipalities (općina, pl. općine).

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Towns
style=width:8.5em \| Town !Population (2021 census){{Croatian Census 2021\|M}}
Slavonski Brod \| align="right" \|49,891
Nova Gradiška \| align="right" \|11,690

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|+Towns

style=width:8.5em | Town

!Population
(2021 census){{Croatian Census 2021|M}}

Slavonski Brod

| align="right" |49,891

Nova Gradiška

| align="right" |11,690

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Municipalities
style=width:8.5em \| Municipality ! Population (2021 census)
Bebrina \| align="right" \| 2,817
Brodski Stupnik \| align="right" \| 2,357
Bukovlje \| align="right" \|2,727
Cernik \| align="right" \|2,964
Davor \| align="right" \|2,529
Donji Andrijevci \| align="right" \|3,059
Dragalić \| align="right" \|1,058
Garčin \| align="right" \|3,951
Gornja Vrba \| align="right" \|2,168
Gornji Bogićevci \| align="right" \|1,428
Gundinci \| align="right" \|1,610
Klakar \| align="right" \|2,020
Nova Kapela \| align="right" \|3,393
Okučani \| align="right" \|2,323
Oprisavci \| align="right" \|1,968
Oriovac \| align="right" \|4,770
Podcrkavlje \| align="right" \|2,207
Rešetari \| align="right" \|3,852
Sibinj \| align="right" \|5,730
Sikirevci \| align="right" \|2,028
Slavonski Šamac \| align="right" \|1,576
Stara Gradiška \| align="right" \|911
Staro Petrovo Selo \| align="right" \|4,110
Velika Kopanica \| align="right" \|2,621
Vrbje \| align="right" \|1,691
Vrpolje \| align="right" \|2,818

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style=width:8.5em | Municipality

! Population
(2021 census)

Bebrina

| align="right" | 2,817

Brodski Stupnik

| align="right" | 2,357

Bukovlje

| align="right" |2,727

Cernik

| align="right" |2,964

Davor

| align="right" |2,529

Donji Andrijevci

| align="right" |3,059

Dragalić

| align="right" |1,058

Garčin

| align="right" |3,951

Gornja Vrba

| align="right" |2,168

Gornji Bogićevci

| align="right" |1,428

Gundinci

| align="right" |1,610

Klakar

| align="right" |2,020

Nova Kapela

| align="right" |3,393

Okučani

| align="right" |2,323

Oprisavci

| align="right" |1,968

Oriovac

| align="right" |4,770

Podcrkavlje

| align="right" |2,207

Rešetari

| align="right" |3,852

Sibinj

| align="right" |5,730

Sikirevci

| align="right" |2,028

Slavonski Šamac

| align="right" |1,576

Stara Gradiška

| align="right" |911

Staro Petrovo Selo

| align="right" |4,110

Velika Kopanica

| align="right" |2,621

Vrbje

| align="right" |1,691

Vrpolje

| align="right" |2,818

Demographics

File:Slavonski Brod-Posavina County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG.png of Brod-Posavina county per the 2011 Census]]

{{Historical populations

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|1857 |74136

|1869 |79273

|1880 |77739

|1890 |90751

|1900 |99979

|1910 |116295

|1921 |112693

|1931 |128790

|1948 |134436

|1953 |142614

|1961 |154309

|1971 |164065

|1981 |167667

|1991 |174998

|2001 |176765

|2011 |158575

|2021 |130267

|footnote=

|source = Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

}}

As of the 2021 census, the county had 130,267 residents. The population density was 64 people per km².{{Cite web |date=22 September 2022 |title=The final results of the Census 2021 have been published. |url=https://dzs.gov.hr/vijesti/objavljeni-konacni-rezultati-popisa-2021/1270 |access-date=9 May 2023 |website=Croatian Bureau of Statistics}}

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

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Ethnic Croats form the majority with 95.0% of the population, followed by Serbs at 2.6%.{{Croatian Census 2011|E}}

Politics

=Minority councils and representatives=

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/clanak/manjinski-izbori-prve-nedjelje-u-svibnju-krecu-i-edukacije-20230313 |title=Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije |date= 13 March 2023 |author= |publisher=T-portal |access-date=2 May 2023}} At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Roma and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 25 members minority councils of the Brod-Posavina County while Albanians, Bosniaks and Ukrainians of Croatia elected individual representatives.{{cite web | url=https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z12_BRODSKO_POSAVSKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf | title=Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XII. BRODSKO-POSAVSKA ŽUPANIJA | date=2023 | author= | publisher=Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske | pages=3–4 | language=hr | format=PDF | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=3 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603121446/https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z12_BRODSKO_POSAVSKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf | url-status=dead }} Certain municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils and representatives as well.

References

External links

{{Official website}} {{in lang|hr}}
{{Official Facebook page|BrodskoPosavskaZupanija}}

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Category:Counties of Croatia

Category:Slavonia