Split-Dalmatia County
Split-Dalmatia County
Splitsko-dalmatinska županija | |
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Country | Croatia |
County seat | Split |
Government | |
• Župan | Blaženko Boban (HDZ) |
Area | |
• Total | 14,106.40 km2 (5,446.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 454,798 |
• Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
Area code | 021 |
ISO 3166 code | HR-17 |
HDI (2019) | 0.843[3] very high · 5th |
Website | http://www.dalmacija.hr |
Split-Dalmatia County (Croatian: Splitsko-dalmatinska županija [splîtsko-dalmǎtiːnskaː ʒupǎnija]) is a central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 14.106,40 km2.[4] Split-Dalmatia County is Croatia's most rapidly urbanising and developing region, as economic opportunities and living standards are among the highest alongside capital Zagreb and Istria County.
Physically, the county is divided into three main parts: an elevated hinterland (
Important economic activities include agriculture, manufacturing and fishing, though the most important one is tourism.
Split-Dalmatia County is Croatia's biggest county by area.
The county is linked to the rest of Croatia by the newly built four-lane Split-Zadar-Karlovac-Zagreb highway and the Lika railway. Split Airport is the busiest airport in the region.
In the hinterland, the larger towns are Sinj (pop. 11,500 town, 25,373 with villages), Imotski (4,350) and Vrgorac (2,200).
Besides the largest city, Split (189,000 city proper, 250,000 including Kaštela and Solin), the towns on the coast are Trogir (11,000), Omiš (6,500) and Makarska (13,400).
On the islands, the populations are smaller due to high levels of emigration, but are still mostly urban in character. The main townships are:
.History
The name Dalmatia comes from an
Dalmatia became part of the Roman province of
Administrative division
Split-Dalmatia County is divided into 16 cities and 39 municipalities. Note that both cities and municipalities are administrative divisions immediately under the county, on the same level.
Town / municipality | Population[10] (2011 census) |
Area (km2) | |
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Cities and towns | |||
Hvar
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4,251 | 75.50 | |
Imotski | 10,764 | 73.25 | |
Kaštela | 38,667 | 57.67 | |
Komiža | 1,526 | 48.00 | |
Makarska | 13,834 | 28.00 | |
Omiš | 14,936 | 266.20 | |
Sinj | 24,826 | 181.00 | |
Solin | 23,926 | 18.37 | |
Split | 178,102 | 79.33 | |
Stari Grad | 2,781 | 52.59 | |
Supetar | 4,074 | 30.00 | |
Trilj | 9,109 | 267.00 | |
Trogir | 13,192 | 39.10 | |
Vis | 1,934 | 52.00 | |
Vrgorac | 6,572 | 284.00 | |
Vrlika | 2,177 | 243.00 | |
Baška Voda | 2,775 | 19.00 | |
Bol | 1,630 | 23.00 | |
Brela | 1,703 | 20.00 | |
Cista Provo | 2,335 | 98.00 | |
Dicmo | 2,802 | 68.00 | |
Dugi Rat | 7,092 | 10.80 | |
Dugopolje | 3,469 | 63.50 | |
Gradac | 3,261 | 49.00 | |
Hrvace | 3,617 | 210.00 | |
Jelsa | 3,582 | 146.28 | |
Klis | 4,801 | 176.10 | |
Lećevica | 583 | 87.66 | |
Lokvičići | 807 | 31.11 | |
Lovreć | 1,699 | 105.25 | |
Marina
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4,595 | 108.80 | |
Milna
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1,034 | 35.00 | |
Muć | 3,882 | 210.80 | |
Nerežišća | 862 | 79.00 | |
Okrug | 3,349 | 9.80 | |
Otok | 5,474 | 95.00 | |
Podbablje | 4,680 | 41.76 | |
Podgora | 2,518 | 52.00 | |
Podstrana | 9,129 | 11.52 | |
Postira | 1,559 | 47.00 | |
Prgomet | 673 | 77.23 | |
Primorski Dolac | 770 | 31.23 | |
Proložac | 3,802 | 85.60 | |
Pučišća | 2,171 | 106.00 | |
Runovići | 2,416 | 60.21 | |
Seget | 4,854 | 77.90 | |
Selca | 1,804 | 53.00 | |
Sućuraj | 463 | 44.65 | |
Sutivan | 822 | 22.00 | |
Šestanovac | 1,958 | 88.90 | |
Šolta | 1,700 | 58.98 | |
Tučepi | 1,931 | 16.00 | |
Zadvarje | 289 | 13.40 | |
Zagvozd | 1,188 | 124.09 | |
Zmijavci | 2,048 | 13.82 | |
Split-Dalmatia total | 455,798 | 4,572.00 |
County government
Current
The county assembly is composed of 51 representatives. After the 2021 election the newly elected composition was as follows:[11]
- Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ): 18
- The Bridge (Most): 7
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP): 6
- Coalition "FOR" (ZA): 5
- Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)
- Independent Youth List (NLM)
- Smart for Split and Dalmatia (Pametno)
- Centre (CENTAR): 4
- Croatian Civic Party (HGS): 4
- Homeland Movement (DP): 3
Demographics
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census data [1] |
According to the 2011 census, Split-Dalmatia County has population of 454,798. Croats make up an absolute majority with 97.08% of the population.[2]
population | 164242 | 182405 | 195741 | 222030 | 249867 | 268187 | 274522 | 292321 | 296840 | 314933 | 339686 | 389277 | 436680 | 474019 | 463676 | 454798 | 425412 |
1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Economy
Split-Dalmatia County has the 5th highest Human Development Index of any county in Croatia. Before privatisation and accession to European Union, beside tourism the most notable branch was Shipbuilding. County now relies on tourism as main source of income.
Footnotes
- ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Split-Dalmatia". 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 2021-07-19.
- ^ "Splitsko-dalmatinska županija > Županija > Informacije".
- ^ S. Čače, Ime Dalmacije u 2. i 1. st. Prije Krista
- ^ Radovi Filozofskog Fakulteta u Zadru, godište 40 za 2001. Zadar, 2003, pages 29,45.
- ^ Charles George Herbermann, The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference (1913)
- ^ M. Zaninović, Ilirsko pleme Delmati, pages 58, 83-84.
- ^ "Michael Hogan, "Diocletian's Palace", The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, Oct 6, 2007".
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Split-Dalmatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "LOKALNI IZBORI (16.05.2021.)". izbori.hr (Državno izborno povjerenstvo) (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
External links
- County web site (in Croatian)
- Dalmatia.iNFO - Dalmatia travel portal
- Split Dalmatia County tourist guide in English