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Brod-Posavina County

Coordinates: 45°09′27″N 18°01′13″E / 45.15750°N 18.02028°E / 45.15750; 18.02028
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Brod-Posavina County
Brodsko-posavska županija
County
Flag of Brod-Posavina County
Flag
Coat of arms of Brod-Posavina County
Coat of arms
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[1]
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

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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

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Brod-Posavina County is divided into:

Demographics

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Population pyramid of Brod-Posavina county per the 2011 Census
Historical populations of Brod-Posavina County
YearPop.±%
1857 74,136—    
1869 79,273+6.9%
1880 77,739−1.9%
1890 90,751+16.7%
1900 99,979+10.2%
1910 116,295+16.3%
1921 112,693−3.1%
1931 128,790+14.3%
YearPop.±%
1948 134,436+4.4%
1953 142,614+6.1%
1961 154,309+8.2%
1971 164,065+6.3%
1981 167,667+2.2%
1991 174,998+4.4%
2001 176,765+1.0%
2011 158,575−10.3%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

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

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

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