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Čakovec

Čakovec
City
Čakovec Castle
Čakovec Castle
Flag of Čakovec
Flag
Nickname(s): Grad Zrinskih
City of Zrinskis
Čakovec is located in Croatia
Čakovec
Čakovec
Location of Čakovec in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°23′10.58″N 16°26′08.57″E / 46.3862722°N 16.4357139°E / 46.3862722; 16.4357139
Country  Croatia
County Medjimurje-flag.gif Međimurje
Government
 • Mayor Stjepan Kovač (SDP)
Area
 • Total 72.8 km2 (28.1 sq mi)
Elevation 164 m (538 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 27,104
 • Density 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
  (municipality total)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 40 000
Area code(s) 040
Vehicle registration ČK
Highest point 146 m
Website http://www.cakovec.hr

Čakovec (Croatian pronunciation: [t͡ʃâkoʋet͡s]; Hungarian: Csáktornya; Latin: Aquama; German: Tschakathurn) is a city in northern Croatia, located around 90 kilometres (56 miles) north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and the largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, smallest and most densely populated Croatian county.

The city administrative area of Čakovec includes the following settlements:

The adjacent villages of Belica, Nedelišće, Pribislavec, Strahoninec and Šenkovec are seats of separate municipalities, although they are all located within 5 km (3 mi) of the city's centre.

The total population of the city's metropolitan area, with all of the aforementioned villages is approximately 45,000.

At the 2001 census, the city of Čakovec had a population of 15,790 within its limits, which was a slight decrease from the 1991 census, when it was 15,999. With its surrounding suburbs included it had a population of 30,455 at the 2001 census.

The city's present day population primarily consists of ethnic Croats at 93.8%, with the largest minority being Romani at 3.8% of the municipality. Other ethnic groups are Serbs, Hungarians, Slovenes and Albanians.


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