Sutivan | |
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Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 43°23′N 16°29′E / 43.383°N 16.483°E | |
| Country | |
| County | Split-Dalmatia County |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 936 |
| • Density | 42.9/km2 (111/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 936 |
| • Urban density | 42.9/km2 (111/sq mi) |
| Website | sutivan |
Sutivan (Croatian pronunciation: [sûtivaːn]) is a town on the island of Brač, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. It has a population of 759 (2001 census), 93% of which are Croats.
Sutivan was a fishing village and the harbour is still used by local fishermen. Today Sutivan has become a popular place for cyclists. Every year the town hosts a cycling race ‘Uvati Vitar’ (Catch the Wind) where entrants arrive from all over the world
Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 40.4 °C (104.7 °F), on 24 July 2007. The coldest temperature was −6.3 °C (20.7 °F), on 9 January 1987.
| population | 1556 | 1666 | 1798 | 1880 | 1746 | 1505 | 1624 | 962 | 713 | 704 | 641 | 584 | 601 | 641 | 759 | 822 | 936 |
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