Split-Dalmatia county
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Split-Dalmatia County Splitsko-dalmatinska županija |
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 Split-Dalmatia County within Croatia |
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| Country | Croatia | ||
| County seat | Split | ||
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| • Župan | Zlatko Ževrnja (HDZ) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,540 km2 (1,750 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 454,798 | ||
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | ||
| Area code | 021 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | HR-17 | ||
| Website | http://www.dalmacija.hr | ||
Split-Dalmatia County (Croatian: Splitsko-dalmatinska županija) is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 4540 km2.
Physically, the county is divided into three main parts: an elevated hinterland (Dalmatinska zagora) with numerous karst fields; a narrow coastal strip with high population density; and the islands. Parts of the Dinaric Alps, including Dinara itself, form the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina while the Kozjak, Mosor and Biokovo mountains separate the coastal strip from the hinterland.
The most important economic activity is tourism. Manufacturing and agriculture are in decline.
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-Kaštela international airport is used mostly by tourist charter flights in the summer. There is also a smaller paved airfield on the island of Brač.
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).
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