Virovitica-Podravina County

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Virovitica-Podravina County
Virovitičko-podravska županija
County
Flag of Virovitica-Podravina County
Flag
Coat of arms of Virovitica-Podravina County
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Virovitica-Podravina County within Croatia
Virovitica-Podravina County within Croatia
Country Croatia
County seat Virovitica
Government
 • Župan Tomislav Tolušić (HDZ)
Area[1]
 • Total 2,024 km2 (781 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 84,836
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Area code 033
ISO 3166 code HR-10
Website http://www.vpz.hr/

Virovitica-Podravina County (Croatian: Virovitičko-podravska županija) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, hence the name Podravina. Other notable towns are Slatina and Orahovica.

Administrative division

Virovitica-Podravina County holds the following towns and districts:

Towns

City / town Population[2] Area km2 Website
Orahovica 5,304 123.9 orahovica.hr
Slatina 13,686 slatina.hr
Virovitica 21,291 virovitica.hr

Districts

District Population[2] Area km2 Website
Crnac 1,456
Čačinci 2,802 cacinci.hr
Čađavica 2,009 slatina.hr
Gradina 3,850 gradina.hr
Lukač 3,634
Mikleuš 1,464
Nova Bukovica 1,771
Pitomača 10,059 pitomaca.hr
Sopje 2,320 sopje.hr
Suhopolje 6,683 suhopolje.hr
Špišić Bukovica 4,221
Voćin 2,382
Zdenci 1,904 opcina-zdenci.hr

Demographics

Historical populations of Virovitica-Podravina County
Year Pop. ±%
1857 57,107 —    
1869 68,513 +20.0%
1880 69,225 +1.0%
1890 82,419 +19.1%
1900 90,266 +9.5%
1910 101,818 +12.8%
1921 102,824 +1.0%
1931 125,049 +21.6%
Year Pop. ±%
1948 125,372 +0.3%
1953 131,517 +4.9%
1961 127,512 −3.0%
1971 116,314 −8.8%
1981 107,339 −7.7%
1991 104,625 −2.5%
2001 93,389 −10.7%
2011 84,836 −9.2%
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.

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 91.8% of the population, followed by Serbs at 6.0%.[3]

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