The Split-Dalmatia County [ split ] (kroat. Split-Dalmatia županija ) is a county in the Croatian region of Dalmatia . It is located in central Dalmatia around the city of Split and stretches from the Adriatic Sea to the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina . It also includes the offshore islands, the largest of which are Brač , Hvar and Vis . It has an area of 4,524 km² and a population of 454,798 (2011 census). The administrative seat is in Split.
There is a predominantly Mediterranean climate (in the coastal area and on the islands). The sub-Mediterranean climate and the mountain climate are characteristic of the hinterland and the higher mountain parts. Summers are dry and warm (the average air temperature in Split is 26 ° C), winters are mild, with relatively little rainfall. Inside, the daily and annual temperature differences are greater. Of the winds in these areas, the bora is to be emphasized, which blows from the mainland towards the sea and usually heralds cooler and serene weather, as well as the south wind Jugo ( Scirocco ), which blows from the sea towards the mainland and usually warm and cloudy weather announces.
Like most of the coastal counties, the Split-Dalmatia County was affected by socio-economic processes, which are characterized by the transfer of the economic and population center from the interior to the coast. This social change led to a reduction in the population in the villages (especially in the hinterland and on the islands) and to an increasing number of people moving to the cities. The industrialization phase in socialist Yugoslavia had positive, but also numerous negative consequences. One example is heavy industry, the main polluter of Kaštela Bay , with the latter only recently beginning to recover from the consequences of excessive, environmentally harmful industrialization, with great effort and investment. Foreign traffic suffered a complete collapse in the 1991–1995 civil war. Today, however, it is the branch of the economy that is recovering the fastest and most successfully. Nautical tourism has also developed strongly over the past decades . There are two protected units from the UNESCO World Heritage List - the Diocletian's Palace in Split and the old town center of Trogir , which should be better used in the further development of cultural tourism. According to its share of the county's total income in 2001, trade convincingly ranks first (43.5%), with processing industry second (31.05%). Of the industries that are worth mentioning: shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, electrical industry and the textile industry.
cities and communes
The Split-Dalmatia County is divided into 16 cities and 39 municipalities. These are listed below with the population at the time of the 2011 census.
*The town of Kaštela includes the towns of Kaštel Gomilica (4,881), Kaštel Kambelovac (5,027), Kaštel Lukšić (5,425), Kaštel Novi (6,411), Kaštel Stari (7,052), Kaštel Sućurac (6,829) and Kaštel Štafilić (3,042)
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