Split-Dalmatia County

The name Dalmatia comes from an Illyrian tribe called the Dalmatae who inhabited the area of the eastern Adriatic coast in the 1st millennium BC. It was part of the Illyrian kingdom from the 4th century BC until the Illyrian Wars in the 220s BC and 168 BC when the Roman Republic established its protectorate south of the river Neretva. Dalmatia as a geographical name was in use probably from the second half of the 2nd century BC for the area spanning the eastern Adriatic coast between the Krka and Neretva rivers.S. Čače, Ime Dalmacije u 2. i 1. st. Prije KristaRadovi Filozofskog Fakulteta u Zadru, godište 40 za 2001. Zadar, 2003, pages 29,45. It was slowly incorporated into Roman possessions until the province of Illyricum was formally established c. 32–27 BC.

Dalmatia became part of the Roman province of Illyricum. In 9 AD, the Dalmatians raised the final of a series of revoltsCharles George Herbermann, The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference (1913) together with the Pannonians, but it was finally crushed, and in 10 AD, Illyricum was split into two provinces, Pannonia and Dalmatia which spread into larger area inland to cover all of the Dinaric Alps and most of the eastern Adriatic coast.M. Zaninović, Ilirsko pleme Delmati, pages 58, 83-84. Dalmatia was the birthplace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, who constructed Diocletian's Palace in the core of what is now Split.{{Cite web|url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17691 C.|title=Michael Hogan, "Diocletian's Palace", The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, Oct 6, 2007}}

Split-Dalmatia County is divided into 16 cities and 39 municipalities. Note that both cities and municipalities are administrative divisions immediately under the county, on the same level.

Image:Split-Dalmatia County assembly diagram 2021.svg]]

Current Župan (prefect): Blaženko Boban (HDZ)

The county assembly is composed of 47 representatives from the following parties:{{Cite web |title=LOKALNI IZBORI (16.05.2021.) |url=https://www.izbori.hr/arhiva-izbora/#/app/lokalni-2021 |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=izbori.hr (Državno izborno povjerenstvo) |language=hr}}

• {{Color box|{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}|border=darkgray}} Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ): 18
• {{Color box|{{party color|The Bridge (Croatia)}}|border=darkgray}} The Bridge (Most): 7
• {{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Croatia}}|border=darkgray}} Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP): 6
• {{Color box|{{party color|Croatian Social Liberal Party}}|border=darkgray}} Coalition "FOR" (ZA): 5
• Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)
• Independent Youth List (NLM)
• Smart for Split and Dalmatia (Pametno)
• {{Color box|#C81B77|border=darkgray}} Centre (CENTAR): 4
• {{Color box|{{party color|Croatian Civic Party}}|border=darkgray}} Croatian Civic Party (HGS): 4
• {{Color box|{{party color|Homeland Movement (Croatia)}}|border=darkgray}} Homeland Movement (DP): 3

(as of 2021)

File:Split-Dalmatia County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG.png of Split-Dalmatia county per the 2011 Census]]

{{Historical populations

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|1857 |164242

|1869 |182405

|1880 |195741

|1890 |222030

|1900 |249867

|1910 |268187

|1921 |274522

|1931 |292321

|1948 |296840

|1953 |314933

|1961 |339686

|1971 |389277

|1981 |436680

|1991 |474019

|2001 |463676

|2011 |454798

|2021 |425412

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According to the 2011 census, Split-Dalmatia County has population of 454,798. Croats make up an absolute majority with 97.08% of the population.{{Croatian Census 2011|E|17}}

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Split-Dalmatia County has the 5th highest Human Development Index of any county in Croatia.

Before privatisation and accession to European Union, beside tourism the most notable branch was Shipbuilding.

County now relies on tourism as main source of income.

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{{Wikivoyage|Split-Dalmatia}}

• [http://www.dalmacija.hr County web site] {{in lang|hr}}
• {{Official Facebook page|sdzupanija}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20190122170324/http://www.dalmatia.info/ Dalmatia].iNFO - Dalmatia travel portal
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20190402204738/http://www.split.info/ Split Dalmatia] County tourist guide in English

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