Lika-Senj County

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Lika-Senj County
Ličko-senjska županija
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Basic data
State : Croatian flag Croatia
Seat : Gospić
Area : 5,353  km²
Residents : 50,927 ( 2011 )
Population density : 10 inhabitants per km²
Biggest City : Gospić
Telephone code : 053
ISO 3166-2 : HR-09
NUTS3 code4 : HR032
Coordinates 44 ° 42 ′  N , 15 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 42 ′  N , 15 ° 10 ′  E
Structure and administration
(as of 2013)
Cities : 4th
Municipalities : 8th
Settlements : 252
Gespan : Milan Kolić ( HDZ )
Coalition partner : HSS, HSP, HSP AS, HSU
Postal address : Ul. dr. Franje Tuđmana 4
53 000 Gospić
Website :
The County Lika-Krbava at the time of the Kingdom of Hungary 1867-68

The Lika-Senj County [ ˈliːka ˈsɛɲ ] (Croatian Ličko-senjska županija ) is a county in northwestern Croatia . It extends from the northern Adriatic in the west to the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina in the east. It includes the southern part of the Croatian coastal region (Croatian Hrvatsko Primorje ) around the city of Senj , the northern part of the island of Pag and the inland Lika landscape . It has an area of ​​5,350 km² and 50,927 inhabitants (2011 census). The administrative seat is in Gospić .

population

Lika-Senj County Age Pyramid (2011 Census)

Lika-Senj County is the Croatian county with the lowest population density.

Composition of the population by nationality (data from 2011 census):

Ethnicity number percent
Croatians 42,857 84.15%
Serbs 6,949 13.65%
Albanians 171 0.34%
Bosniaks 168 0.33%

The number of Serbs is likely to have increased somewhat in the course of the return of Serb refugees in recent years.

cities and communes

The Lika-Senj County is divided into 4 cities and 8 municipalities. These are listed below with the population at the time of the 2011 census.

Cities

city Pop.
Gospić 12,745
Novalja * 3,663
Otočac 9,778
Senj 7.182

* On the island of Pag .

Communities

local community Pop.
Brinje 3,256
Donji Lapac 2.113
Karlobag 917
Lovinac 1.007
Perušić 2,638
Plitvička jezera 4,373
Udbina 1,874
Vrhovine 1,381

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. opći podatci - Osnovna obilježja Ličko-senjske županije. In: Lika-Senj County. Retrieved May 25, 2019 (Croatian).
  2. 2-2. Županije, površina, stanovništvo, gradovi, općine i naselja (teritorijalni ustroj prema stanju 31. prosinca 2017.) - Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2018. (PDF) In: Državni zavod za statistiku. December 2018, p. 60 , accessed on May 25, 2019 (Croatian).