Virovitica-Podravina County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Virovitica-Podravina County

| native_name = {{native name|hr|Virovitičko-podravska županija|italics=off}}

| native_name_lang = hr

| settlement_type = County

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Croatia

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|photo4b =Dvorac grofa Janka Draškovića.jpg

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| image_alt =

| image_caption =

| image_flag = Flag of Virovitica-Podravina County.svg

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Virovitica-Podravina County coat of arms.svg

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Virovitičko-podravska županija in Croatia.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Virovitica-Podravina County within Croatia

| seat_type = County seat

| seat = Virovitica

| leader_title = Župan (Prefect)

| leader_name = Igor Andrović

| leader_party = HDZ

| area_total_km2 = 2024

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

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_total = 70660

| population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2011|S|10}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| coordinates =

| iso_code = HR-10

| blank_name_sec1 = HDI (2022)

| blank_info_sec1 = 0.818{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2024-10-10}}
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| website = http://www.vpz.hr/

| footnotes =

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 033

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Virovitica-Podravina County ({{IPA|sh|ʋiroʋǐtit͡sa-pǒdraʋina|pron}}; {{langx|hr|Virovitičko-podravska županija}} {{IPA|sh|ʋiroʋǐtit͡ʃko-pǒdraʋskaː ʒupǎnija|}}; {{langx|hu|Verőce-Drávamente megye}}) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, Podravina being the Drava's drainage basin. Other notable towns are Slatina and Orahovica.

Administrative division

Virovitica-Podravina County holds the following towns and districts:

=Towns=

width="100"\|City / town !Population !Area km² !width="120"\|Website
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Orahovica	5,304	123.9	[http://www.orahovica.hr orahovica.hr]
Slatina	13,686		[http://www.slatina.hr slatina.hr]
Virovitica	21,291		[http://www.virovitica.hr virovitica.hr]

=Municipalities=

width="100"\|Municipality !Population !Area km² !width="120"\|Website
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
Crnac	1,456
Čačinci	2,802	[http://cacinci.hr cacinci.hr]
Čađavica	2,009	[http://slatina.hr/grad/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 slatina.hr]
Gradina	3,850	[http://www.gradina.hr gradina.hr]
Lukač	3,634
Mikleuš	1,464
Nova Bukovica	1,771
Pitomača	10,059	[http://www.pitomaca.hr pitomaca.hr]
Sopje	2,320	[http://www.sopje.hr sopje.hr]
Suhopolje	6,683	[http://www.suhopolje.hr suhopolje.hr]
Špišić Bukovica	4,221
Voćin	2,382
Zdenci	1,904	[https://web.archive.org/web/20090303134628/http://www.opcina-zdenci.hr/default.asp opcina-zdenci.hr]

Demographics

File:Virovitica-Podravina County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG.png of Virovitica-Podravina County per 2011 Census.]]

{{Historical populations

|title = Historical populations of Virovitica-Podravina County

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| align = none

| cols = 2

|1857 |57107

|1869 |68513

|1880 |69225

|1890 |82419

|1900 |90266

|1910 |101818

|1921 |102824

|1931 |125049

|1948 |125372

|1953 |131517

|1961 |127512

|1971 |116314

|1981 |107339

|1991 |104625

|2001 |93389

|2011 |84836

|2021 |70660

|footnote=

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

}}

As of the 2011 census, the county had 84,836 residents. The population density is 42 people per km².

{{Croatian population data graph |popisi=HRV |upisano=2022-06-04 |područje=Virovitica-Podravina County |p1857=57107 |p1869=68513 |p1880=69225 |p1890=82419 |p1900=90266 |p1910=101818 |p1921=102824 |p1931=125049 |p1948=125372 |p1953=131517 |p1961=127512 |p1971=116314 |p1981=107339 |p1991=104625 |p2001=93389 |p2011=84836 |p2021=70660}}

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 91.8% of the population, followed by Serbs at 6.0%.{{Croatian Census 2011|E|10}}

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=10 June 2023}} At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 25 members minority council of the Virovitica-Podravina County while Albanians and Hungarians of Croatia were electing individual representatives.{{cite web|url=https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z10_VIROVITICKO_PODRAVSKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf | title=Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. X. VIROVITIČKO-PODRAVSKA ŽUPANIJA | date=2023 | author= | publisher=Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske | pages=3–4 | language=hr | format=PDF | access-date=10 June 2023}} Some municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils as well.

References

External links

{{Official website}} {{in lang|hr}}

Category:Slavonia

Category:Counties of Croatia