Dubrovnik-Neretva County

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Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija
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Basic data
State : Croatian flag Croatia
Seat : Dubrovnik
Area : 1,781  km²
Residents : 122,568 ( 2011 )
Population density : 69 inhabitants per km²
Biggest City : Dubrovnik
Telephone code : 020
ISO 3166-2 : HR-19
NUTS3 code4 : HR037
Coordinates 42 ° 39 ′  N , 18 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 39 ′  N , 18 ° 6 ′  E
Structure and administration
(as of 2013)
Cities : 5
Municipalities : 17th
Settlements : 231
Gespan : Nikola Dobroslavić ( HDZ )
Coalition partner : HSU, HSLS, HSP AS
Postal address : Gundulićeva poljana 1
20 000 Dubrovnik
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The Dubrovnik-Neretva County [ ˈdubrɔ̞ːʋnik ˈnɛrɛtʋa ] ( Croatian Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija ) is a county in the Croatian region of Dalmatia . It has an area of ​​1,781 km² and a population of 122,568 (2011 census). The administrative seat is in Dubrovnik .

geography

The county comprises the southernmost part of Dalmatia around the city of Dubrovnik as well as the area of ​​the Neretva estuary , the Pelješac peninsula and the islands of Korčula , Mljet and Lastovo . In the east it borders on Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the extreme southeast on Montenegro .

The mainland territory of the county is divided into two parts by a short stretch of coast near Neum , the Neum corridor belonging to Bosnia-Herzegovina . The southern part around Dubrovnik has no direct land connection to the rest of the Croatian state territory and thus forms an exclave of Croatia.

population

Dubrovnik-Neretva County Age Pyramid (2011 Census)

Composition of the population of the Dubrovnik-Neretva county by ethnicity census of 2011 :

Ethnicity number percent
Croatians 115,668 94.37%
Serbs 2,095 1.71%
Bosniaks 1,978 1.61%
Albanians 408 0.33%
Montenegrins 307 0.25%
Slovenes 161 0.13%

cities and communes

The Dubrovnik-Neretva County is divided into 5 cities and 17 municipalities. These are listed below with the population at the time of the 2011 census.

Cities

city Pop.
Dubrovnik 42,615
Korčula 5,663
Metković 16,788
Opuzen 3,254
Ploče 10.135

Communities

local community Pop.
Blato 3,593
Dubrovačko primorje 2,170
Janjina 551
Konavle * 8,577
Kula Norinska 1,748
Lastovo 792
Lumbarda 1,213
Mljet 1,088
Orebić 4.122
Pojezerje 991
Slivno 1999
Smokvica 916
Ston 2,407
Trpanj 721
Vela Luka 4.137
Zažablje 757
Župa dubrovačka 8,331

* Konavle Municipality comprises several smaller settlements south of Dubrovnik. A place called “Konavle” does not exist in this sense.

Infrastructure

In November 2005, preparatory work began on the longest bridge in Croatia (2,300 m), which is intended to bypass the Bosnian-Herzegovinian territory. The bridge leads from the coast southeast of Ploče over the Neretva Canal ( Neretvanski kanal ) to the Pelješac peninsula . The construction of the bridge has been interrupted several times, most recently in September 2011 with little budget. Should it be completed, the A1 Zagreb - Split - Dubrovnik motorway could also run over this bridge, but a motorway corridor through Neum on the mainland is also an alternative .

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