Zadar County
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Zadar County Zadarska županija |
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 Zadar County within Croatia |
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| Country | Croatia | ||
| County seat | Zadar | ||
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| • Župan | Stipe Zrilić (HDZ) | ||
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42 members
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,646 km2 (1,408 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 170,017 | ||
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) | ||
| Area code | 023 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | HR-13 | ||
| Website | www |
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Zadar County (Croatian: Zadarska županija) is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its center is the city of Zadar.
According to the 2011 census, Zadar County has population of 170,017, accounting for 4.0% of the total Croatia's population.Croats make up the majority with 92.57% of the population, while Serbs, Bosniaks, Albanians and Italians form the remainder.
Among the largest towns in the county of Zadar are: Zadar, Benkovac, Bibinje, Biograd, Nin, Obrovac and Pag.
The county of Zadar includes the islands of Dugi otok, Ugljan, Pašman, Molat, Lavdara, Zverinac, Kornat, Vir and most of Pag, as well as a number of other, smaller islands. It also features the Paklenica and part of Kornati national park.
The county's area is 7,854 km2, 3,646 km2 is land, which accounts for 6.4% of the territory of Croatia. The sea area of the County is 3,632 km2 (around 12% of the territorial waters) and the insular area is 580 km2, with more than 300 smaller and larger islands (Zadar archipelago). The length of its coastline (including the islands) is 1,300 km.
The County of Zadar plays a leading role in road and railway traffic links between northern and southern Croatia.
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