Brod-Posavina County
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Brod-Posavina County (Template:Langx) is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina. Other notable towns include Nova Gradiška.
Geography
The Brod-Posavina County borders on the Sisak-Moslavina County in the west, Požega-Slavonia County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast, and Vukovar-Syrmia County in the east.
Administrative divisions
Brod-Posavina County is further divided into 2 towns (grad, pl. gradovi) and 26 municipalities (općina, pl. općine).
| Town | Population (2021 census)<ref name="census2021loc">Template:Croatian Census 2021</ref> |
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| Slavonski Brod | 49,891 |
| Nova Gradiška | 11,690 |
| Municipality | Population (2021 census)<ref name="census2021loc" /> |
|---|---|
| Bebrina | 2,817 |
| Brodski Stupnik | 2,357 |
| Bukovlje | 2,727 |
| Cernik | 2,964 |
| Davor | 2,529 |
| Donji Andrijevci | 3,059 |
| Dragalić | 1,058 |
| Garčin | 3,951 |
| Gornja Vrba | 2,168 |
| Gornji Bogićevci | 1,428 |
| Gundinci | 1,610 |
| Klakar | 2,020 |
| Nova Kapela | 3,393 |
| Okučani | 2,323 |
| Oprisavci | 1,968 |
| Oriovac | 4,770 |
| Podcrkavlje | 2,207 |
| Rešetari | 3,852 |
| Sibinj | 5,730 |
| Sikirevci | 2,028 |
| Slavonski Šamac | 1,576 |
| Stara Gradiška | 911 |
| Staro Petrovo Selo | 4,110 |
| Velika Kopanica | 2,621 |
| Vrbje | 1,691 |
| Vrpolje | 2,818 |
Demographics
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As of the 2021 census, the county had 130,267 residents. The population density was 64 people per km2.<ref name="census2021">Template:Cite web</ref>
As of the 2011 census, the county had 158,575 residents. The population density was 78 people per km2.
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Ethnic Croats form the majority with 95.0% of the population, followed by Serbs at 2.6%.<ref>Template:Croatian Census 2011</ref>
Politics
Minority councils and representatives
Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.<ref name="T-Portal">Template:Cite web</ref> At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Roma and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 25 members minority councils of the Brod-Posavina County while Albanians, Bosniaks and Ukrainians of Croatia elected individual representatives.<ref name="BPŽ-Manjine-2023">Template:Cite web</ref> Certain municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils and representatives as well.<ref name="BPŽ-Manjine-2023"/>
References
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