Brod-Posavina County

Brod-Posavina County
Brodsko-posavska županija
County
Flag of Brod-Posavina County
Flag
Coat of arms of Brod-Posavina County
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Brod-Posavina County in Croatia
Brod-Posavina County in Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seatSlavonski Brod
Government
 • ŽupanDanijel Marušić (HDZ)
Area
 • Total2,030 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total158,575
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Area code035
ISO 3166 codeHR-12
HDI (2017)0.783
high · 18th
Websitewww.bpz.hr

Brod-Posavina County (Croatian: Brodsko-posavska županija) is a county in southern Slavonia, Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod. It is on the left bank of the Sava. Because of this, it is called Posavina.

Geography

The Brod-Posavina County borders on the Sisak-Moslavina County in the west, Požega-Slavonia County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast, and Vukovar-Srijem County in the east.

Administrative divisions

Brod-Posavina County is divided into:

Demographics

Population pyramid of Brod-Posavina county per the 2011 Census

As of the 2011 census, the county had 158,575 residents. The population density is 78 people per km2.

Ethnic Croats are the majority with 95.0% of the population. Serbs are 2.6%.

References

  1. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

Other websites

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