Galovac, Zadar County

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Galovac

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_map = Galovac Municipality.PNG

| map_caption = Map of the Galovac municipality within the Zadar County

| pushpin_map = Croatia

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Galovac in Croatia

| coordinates = {{coord|44.0714|15.3933|display=inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Croatia}}

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = Zadar County

| leader_title = Municipal Mayor

| leader_name = Marin Gulan

| area_footnotes = {{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}

| area_total_km2 = 10.7

| area_urban_km2 = 10.7

| population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2021|S}}

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_total = 1258

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 1258

| population_density_urban_km2 = auto

| website = {{URL|galovac.hr}}

}}

Galovac is a village and the only settlement in the eponymous municipality in Croatia in the Zadar County. In 2011, it had 1,234 inhabitants{{Croatian Census 2011|S|13|5711}} 99% of whom were Croats.{{Croatian Census 2011|E|13}}

Galovac originated from the ancient village of Tršce and the medieval village of Račice, and was first mentioned in historical documents on February 19, 1361 under the name of Galise, later Galouauas and other versions. {{Cite web |title=GALOVAC KROZ POVIJEST |url=https://www.galovac.hr/download/galovac_kroz_povijest.pdf |website=Galovac}}

Demographics

{{Croatian population data graph |censuses=HRV |entered=2022-09-24 |entity=Galovac |p1857=372 |p1869=430 |p1880=519 |p1890=559 |p1900=610 |p1910=714 |p1921=897 |p1931=850 |p1948=1067 |p1953=1189 |p1961=1364 |p1971=1449 |p1981=1351 |p1991=1426 |p2001=1190 |p2011=1234 |p2021=1258}}

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