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Požega-Slavonia County

Coordinates: 45°18′40″N 17°44′24″E / 45.311°N 17.740°E / 45.311; 17.740
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Požega-Slavonia County
Požeško-slavonska županija
County
Flag of Požega-Slavonia County
Flag
Coat of arms of Požega-Slavonia County
Coat of arms
Požega-Slavonia County within Croatia
Požega-Slavonia County within Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seatPožega
Government
 • ŽupanAntonija Jozić (HDZ)
Area
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 • Total
1,823 km2 (704 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
64,420
 • Density35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Area code034
ISO 3166 codeHR-11
HDI (2022)0.825[3]
very high · 20th
Websitewww.pszupanija.hr

Požega-Slavonia County (Croatian: Požeško-slavonska županija [pôʒeʃko-slǎʋoːnskaː ʒupǎnija]) is a Croatian county in western Slavonia. Its capital is Požega. Its population was 78,034 at the 2011 census.

Alongside the City of Zagreb and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, it is one of three Croatian counties that do not border another nation.

Geography

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Požega-Slavonia county borders on Bjelovar-Bilogora County in the northwest, Virovitica-Podravina County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast, Brod-Posavina County in the south, and Sisak-Moslavina County in the southwest.

Administrative divisions

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Požega-Slavonija County is divided into:

Municipality Area (km2) Population
(2011 census) 		Settlements
Brestovac 279.53 3,726 Amatovci • Bogdašić • Bolomače • Boričevci • Brestovac • Busnovi • Crljenci • Čečavac • Čečavački Vučjak • Daranovci • Deževci • Dolac • Donji Gučani • Gornji Gučani • Ivandol • Jaguplije • Jeminovac • Kamenska • Kamenski Šeovci • Kamenski Vučjak • Koprivna • Kruševo • Kujnik • Mihajlije • Mijači • Mrkoplje • Novo Zvečevo • Nurkovac • Oblakovac • Orljavac • Pasikovci • Pavlovci • Perenci • Podsreće • Požeški Brđani • Rasna • Ruševac • Sažije • Skenderovci • Sloboština • Striježevica • Šnjegavić • Šušnjari • Vilić Selo • Vranić • Zakorenje • Završje • Žigerovci
Kaptol 90 3,472 Alilovci • Bešinci • Češljakovci • Doljanovci • Golo Brdo • Kaptol • Komarovci • Novi Bešinci • Podgorje • Ramanovci
Čaglin 179 2,723 Čaglin • Darkovac • Djedina Rijeka • Dobra Voda • Dobrogošće • Draganlug • Duboka • Imrijevci • Ivanovci • Jasik • Jezero • Jurkovac • Kneževac • Latinovac • Migalovci • Milanlug • Mokreš • Nova Lipovica • Nova Ljeskovica • Novi Zdenkovac • Paka • Ruševo • Sapna • Sibokovac • Sovski Dol • Stara Ljeskovica • Stari Zdenkovac • Stojčinovac • Veliki Bilač • Vlatkovac • Vukojevica
Velika 154 5,607 Antunovac • Biškupci • Bratuljevci • Doljanci • Draga • Gornji Vrhovci • Kantrovci • Klisa • Lučinci • Markovac • Milanovac • Milivojevci • Nježić • Oljasi • Ozdakovci • Poljanska • Potočani • Radovanci • Smoljanovci • Stražeman • Toranj • Trenkovo • Trnovac • Velika
Jakšić 43.70 4,058 Bertelovci • Cerovac • Eminovci • Granje • Jakšić • Radnovac • Rajsavac • Svetinja • Tekić • Treštanovci

Demographics

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Population pyramid of Požega-Slavonia County per 2011 Census.
Historical populations of Požega-Slavonia County
YearPop.±%
1857 47,877—    
1869 53,532+11.8%
1880 54,183+1.2%
1890 68,101+25.7%
1900 79,141+16.2%
1910 91,272+15.3%
1921 91,076−0.2%
1931 99,657+9.4%
1948 89,646−10.0%
YearPop.±%
1953 94,761+5.7%
1961 99,340+4.8%
1971 101,745+2.4%
1981 99,096−2.6%
1991 99,334+0.2%
2001 85,831−13.6%
2011 78,034−9.1%
2021 64,420−17.4%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

As of the 2021 census, the county had 64,420 residents. The population density is 35 people per km2.

Požega-Slavonia County: Population trends 1857–2021
population
47877
53532
54183
68101
79141
91272
91076
99657
89646
94761
99340
101745
99096
99334
85831
78034
64420
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 90.4% of the population, followed by Serbs at 6.0%.[4]

Politics

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Minority councils and representatives

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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.[5] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 25 members minority council of the Požega-Slavonia County while Albanians, Czechs, Hungarians and Italians of Croatia elected individual representatives.[6] Certain municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils and representatives as well.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 62. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Požega-Slavonia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  4. ^ "Stanovništvo prema narodnosti po gradovima/općinama, Popis 2011". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XI. POŽEŠKO-SLAVONSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 3-4. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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