Šibenik-Knin County

Šibenik-Knin County (pronounced [ʃîbeniːk-knîːn]; Croatian: Šibensko-kninska županija [ʃîbensko-knîːnskaː ʒupǎnija]) is a county in southern Croatia, located in the north-central part of Dalmatia. The biggest city in the county is Šibenik, which also serves as county seat. Other notable towns in the county are Knin, Vodice, Drniš and Skradin.

The county covers 2984 km². It includes 242 islands and national parks, Krka and Kornati.

Administrative division

Šibenik-Knin county is administratively subdivided into:

City of Šibenik (county seat)
City of Knin
Town of Drniš
Town of Skradin
Town of Vodice
Municipality of Biskupija
Municipality of Civljane
Municipality of Ervenik
Municipality of Kijevo
Municipality of Kistanje
Municipality of Murter-Kornati — Murter, the capital of the municipality
Municipality of Pirovac
Municipality of Primošten
Municipality of Promina — Oklaj, the capital of the municipality
Municipality of Rogoznica
Municipality of Ružić — Gradac, the capital of the municipality
Municipality of Tisno
Municipality of Unešić
Municipality of Bilice
Municipality of Tribunj — founded in 2006, separated from Vodice

County government

As of 2021^[update], the Župan is Marko Jelić (Ind.),^[4] and the county assembly's 37 representatives are affiliated as follows:^[5]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, Šibenik-Knin County has a population of 98,460.^[2] Croats make up a majority with 88,60% of the population. The Serbs are the second largest ethnic group (8,37%).^[6]

Šibenik-Knin County: Population trends 1857–2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

In 1991, before the war, Croats were in majority (61,7%), with a Serb minority of 34,2%.^[7]

References

^ 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.
^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Šibenik-Knin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Župan". www.sibensko-kninska-zupanija.hr. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ "Županijska skupština". www.sibensko-kninska-zupanija.hr. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Population by Ethnicity/Citizenship/Mother tongue/Religion" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "Creation of a Greater Serbia - Bukovica and Ravni Kotari". www.hic.hr. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-05-14.

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Official website (in Croatian)

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