List of cities and towns in Croatia

An urbanized area in Croatia can gain the status of grad (which can be translated as town or city as there is no distinction between the two terms in Croatian) if it meets one of the following requirements:

  1. is the center of a county (županija), or
  2. has more than 10,000 residents, or
  3. is defined by an exception (where the necessary historical, economic or geographic reasons exist)

A city (town) represents an urban, historical, natural, economic and social whole. The suburbs comprising an economic and social whole with the city, connected with it by daily migration movements and daily needs of the population of local significance, may also be included into the composition of a city as unit of local self-government.[1]

Grad (city/town) is the local administrative equivalent of općina (translated as "municipality"), with the only distinction being that the former usually comprise urban areas whereas the latter commonly consist of a group of villages. Note that both municipalities and city/towns often comprise more than one settlement, as the administrative territory of a grad may include suburban villages or hamlets near the city/town in question. Individual settlement (or naselje in Croatian) are the smallest statistical unit counted by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics but are not administrative entities, i.e. they are governed by the municipal or city/town council of the local administrative unit they belong to (they are similar to the United States census designated places).

Croatian cities are administratively subdivided into "city districts" (gradski kotari) and/or "local committee areas" (mjesni odbori) with elected councils. The City of Zagreb, as the capital, not being part of any county, is subdivided into "city districts"/"boroughs" (gradske četvrti) and "local committee areas" (mjesni odbori).

  • In 1991 there were 70 cities and towns and 419 municipalities in Croatia organized into 20 counties (plus the city of Zagreb which is both a city and a county).[2]
  • In 2001 there were 122 cities and towns (excluding Zagreb) and 423 municipalities. This was the territorial division used for the 2001 census.[2]
  • In 2006 the latest revision was made, which listed a total of 127 cities and towns and 429 municipalities in Croatia. This division was used for the latest 2011 census.[3]
  • In 2013 the municipality of Popovača was upgraded to town, bringing the total to 128 cities and towns and 428 municipalities.[4]

According to the Constitution, the city of Zagreb, as the capital of Croatia, has a special status. As such, Zagreb performs self-governing public affairs of both city and county.[5]

Tasks and organization

Cities (in English these would be called "towns"), within their self-governing scope of activities, perform the tasks of local significance, which directly fulfil the citizens’ needs, and which were not assigned to the state bodies by the Constitution or law, particularly the tasks referring to urban design of settlements and dwelling, zoning and urban planning, communal activities, child care, social welfare, primary health care, personality development and primary education, culture, physical culture and sports, consumers protection, protection and improvement of the natural environment, fire and civil defence, local transport.[1]

"Big cities" ("big city" is a Croatian legal term, in English these would be just "cities"), i.e. cities with more than 35 000 inhabitants that are also economic, financial, cultural, public health, scientific or traffic centres and cities that are county seats, in addition to these tasks, are also responsible for tasks regarding public roads maintenance and issuing of building and location permits.[1]

City government

City council (Gradsko vijeće) is the representative body of citizens and the body of local self-government. The councillors are elected for a four-year term on the basis of universal suffrage in direct elections by secret ballot using proportional system with d'Hondt method. The executive head of the city is the mayor (gradonačelnik), also elected in direct elections by majoritarian vote (two-round system) for a four-year term (together with one or two deputy mayors).[6] He/She (with the deputy mayor/s) can be recalled by a referendum. City administrative departments and services manage administrative procedures in their areas of jurisdiction. The mayor names heads (principals) of the departments and services, who are chosen on the basis of a public competition.[1]

List of cities and towns

The following is a complete list of all officially designated 128 cities/towns in Croatia, sorted by population according to the 2011 population census. At the time of the previous census in 2001 there had been 123 cities/towns in the country and four former municipalities were administratively upgraded to towns prior to the 2011 census: Vodnjan/Dignano (in 2003), and Kutjevo, Otok, and Sveta Nedelja (in 2006). In addition, the table includes data for Popovača, also a former municipality which was re-designated as town in the latest administrative revision in April 2013.[4]

The Municipal column in the table lists total population within the geographical boundary of the local administrative subdivision. This means that the figure often includes other smaller settlements such as villages or hamlets located on the outskirts or near the city/town proper. In contrast, the Town/City proper column lists only population of the city/town proper, without the smaller settlements which administratively belong to the city. Both numbers are given as in some cases the figures may vary dramatically (for example Velika Gorica with nearby settlements has a population of around 63,000 but the town proper has only 31,000 residents).

Note that the town of Kaštela is a unique exception in that it only exists as an administrative unit - it is legally treated as an agglomeration of seven separate settlements with populations ranging from 3,000 to 7,000, none of which is actually called "Kaštela". Its town council is located in Kaštel Sućurac.

Another set of exceptions arises from the special status of the City of Zagreb, which is considered both a county and a city, and is further subdivided into city districts, local committees and into settlements. Unlike its other districts, the district of Sesvete still has the status of a standalone settlement with a population of about 70,000. This would make it a large city in itself, but it does not have the administrative status of a city.[7][8]

  ¤ County seat. Note that there is a total of 21 counties of Croatia but only 20 county seats - the capital Zagreb doubles as a county (called City of Zagreb or Grad Zagreb) and the seat of the separate Zagreb County (Zagrebačka županija) which surrounds Zagreb but does not actually include the capital city.
#1 Zagreb
#2 Split
#3 Rijeka
#4 Osijek
#5 Zadar
#6 Velika Gorica
#7 Slavonski Brod
#8 Pula/Pola
#9 Karlovac
#10 Sisak
#11 Varaždin
#12 Šibenik
#13 Dubrovnik
#14 Bjelovar
#15 Kaštela
City / town County Municipal Town/City proper
2011 pop. Rank 2011 pop. Rank
Zagreb ¤ Zagreb802,588
1
688,163
1
Split ¤ Split-Dalmatia178,102
2
167,121
2
Rijeka ¤ Primorje-Gorski Kotar128,624
3
128,384
3
Osijek ¤ Osijek-Baranja108,048
4
84,104
4
Zadar ¤ Zadar County75,062
5
71,471
5
Velika Gorica Zagreb County63,517
6
31,553
13
Slavonski Brod ¤ Brod-Posavina59,141
7
53,531
7
Pula/Pola Istria County57,460
8
57,460
6
Karlovac ¤ Karlovac County55,705
9
46,833
8
Sisak ¤ Sisak-Moslavina47,768
10
33,322
11
Varaždin ¤ Varaždin County46,946
11
38,839
9
Šibenik ¤ Šibenik-Knin46,331
12
34,301
10
Dubrovnik ¤ Dubrovnik-Neretva42,615
13
28,434
14
Bjelovar ¤ Bjelovar-Bilogora40,276
14
27,024
15
Kaštela Split-Dalmatia38,667
15
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Samobor Zagreb County37,633
16
15,956
22
Vinkovci Vukovar-Srijem35,312
17
32,029
12
Koprivnica ¤ Koprivnica-Križevci30,854
18
23,955
17
Đakovo Osijek-Baranja27,745
19
19,491
21
Vukovar ¤ Vukovar-Srijem27,683
20
26,468
16
Čakovec ¤ Međimurje27,104
21
15,147
25
Požega ¤ Požega-Slavonia26,248
22
19,506
20
Zaprešić Zagreb County25,223
23
19,644
19
Sinj Split-Dalmatia24,826
24
11,478
32
Petrinja Sisak-Moslavina24,671
25
15,683
23
Solin Split-Dalmatia23,926
26
20,212
18
Kutina Sisak-Moslavina22,760
27
13,735
27
Virovitica ¤ Virovitica-Podravina County21,291
28
14,688
26
Križevci Koprivnica-Križevci21,122
29
11,231
33
Sveta Nedelja Zagreb County18,059
30
1,338
119
Dugo Selo Zagreb County17,466
31
10,453
36
Metković Dubrovnik-Neretva16,788
32
15,329
24
Poreč/Parenzo Istria County16,696
33
9,790
39
Našice Osijek-Baranja16,224
34
7,888
44
Sveti Ivan Zelina Zagreb County15,959
35
2,764
96
Jastrebarsko Zagreb County15,866
36
5,493
61
Knin Šibenik-Knin15,407
37
10,633
35
Omiš Split-Dalmatia14,936
38
6,462
54
Vrbovec Zagreb County14,797
39
4,947
64
Ivanić-Grad Zagreb County14,548
40
9,379
40
Rovinj/Rovigno Istria County14,294
41
13,056
29
Nova Gradiška Brod-Posavina14,229
42
11,821
31
Ogulin Karlovac County13,915
43
8,216
42
Makarska Split-Dalmatia13,834
44
13,426
28
Ivanec Varaždin County13,758
45
5,234
62
Slatina Virovitica-Podravina County13,686
46
10,208
38
Novska Sisak-Moslavina13,518
47
7,028
47
Umag/Umago Istria County13,467
48
7,281
46
Novi Marof Varaždin County13,246
49
1,956
109
Trogir Split-Dalmatia13,192
50
10,923
34
Gospić ¤ Lika-Senj12,745
51
6,575
52
Krapina ¤ Krapina-Zagorje12,480
52
4,471
70
Županja Vukovar-Srijem12,090
53
12,090
30
Popovača Sisak-Moslavina11,905
54
4,207
75
Opatija Primorje-Gorski Kotar11,659
55
6,657
51
Labin/Albona Istria County11,642
56
6,893
48
Daruvar Bjelovar-Bilogora11,633
57
8,567
41
Valpovo Osijek-Baranja11,563
58
7,406
45
Pleternica Požega-Slavonia11,323
59
3,418
85
Duga Resa Karlovac County11,180
60
6,011
59
Crikvenica Primorje-Gorski Kotar11,122
61
6,860
49
Benkovac Zadar County11,026
62
2,866
91
Belišće Osijek-Baranja10,825
63
6,518
53
Imotski Split-Dalmatia10,764
64
4,757
67
Garešnica Bjelovar-Bilogora10,472
65
3,874
79
Kastav Primorje-Gorski Kotar10,440
66
10,440
37
Ploče Dubrovnik-Neretva10,135
67
6,013
58
Beli Manastir Osijek-Baranja10,068
68
8,049
43
Otočac Lika-Senj9,778
69
4,240
74
Donji Miholjac Osijek-Baranja9,491
70
6,240
56
Glina Sisak-Moslavina9,283
71
4,680
69
Trilj Split-Dalmatia9,109
72
2,076
107
Zabok Krapina-Zagorje8,994
73
2,714
98
Vodice Šibenik-Knin8,875
74
6,755
50
Pazin/Pisino ¤ Istria County8,638
75
4,386
71
Ludbreg Varaždin County8,478
76
3,603
83
Pakrac Požega-Slavonia8,460
77
4,842
65
Lepoglava Varaždin County8,283
78
4,174
76
Bakar Primorje-Gorski Kotar8,279
79
1,473
117
Đurđevac Koprivnica-Križevci8,264
80
6,349
55
Mali Lošinj Primorje-Gorski Kotar8,116
81
6,091
57
Čazma Bjelovar-Bilogora8,077
82
2,801
95
Rab Primorje-Gorski Kotar8,065
83
437
126
Prelog Međimurje7,815
84
4,324
73
Drniš Šibenik-Knin7,498
85
3,144
88
Senj Lika-Senj7,182
86
4,810
66
Ozalj Karlovac County6,817
87
1,181
120
Ilok Vukovar-Srijem6,767
88
5,072
63
Pregrada Krapina-Zagorje6,594
89
1,828
111
Vrgorac Split-Dalmatia6,572
90
2,039
108
Grubišno Polje Bjelovar-Bilogora6,478
91
2,917
89
Varaždinske Toplice Varaždin County6,364
92
1,765
112
Otok Vukovar-Srijem6,343
93
4,694
68
Mursko Središće Međimurje6,307
94
3,444
84
Krk Primorje-Gorski Kotar6,281
95
3,730
81
Kutjevo Požega-Slavonia6,247
96
2,440
101
Lipik Požega-Slavonia6,170
97
2,258
104
Oroslavje Krapina-Zagorje6,138
98
3,368
86
Buzet/Pinguente Istria County6,133
99
1,679
113
Vodnjan/Dignano Istria County6,119
100
3,613
82
Zlatar Krapina-Zagorje6,096
101
2,906
90
Delnice Primorje-Gorski Kotar5,952
102
4,379
72
Donja Stubica Krapina-Zagorje5,680
103
2,200
105
Korčula Dubrovnik-Neretva5,663
104
2,856
93
Biograd na Moru Zadar County5,569
105
5,569
60
Orahovica Virovitica-Podravina County5,304
106
3,954
78
Buje/Buie Istria County5,182
107
2,671
99
Novi Vinodolski Primorje-Gorski Kotar5,113
108
4,005
77
Slunj Karlovac County5,076
109
1,674
114
Vrbovsko Primorje-Gorski Kotar5,076
110
1,673
115
Kraljevica Primorje-Gorski Kotar4,618
111
2,857
92
Novigrad/Cittànova  Istria County4,345
112
2,622
100
Obrovac Zadar County4,323
113
996
122
Hvar Split-Dalmatia4,251
114
3,771
80
Supetar Split-Dalmatia4,074
115
3,213
87
Pag Zadar County3,846
116
2,849
94
Skradin Šibenik-Knin3,825
117
588
124
Čabar Primorje-Gorski Kotar3,770
118
412
127
Novalja Lika-Senj3,663
119
2,358
102
Opuzen Dubrovnik-Neretva3,254
120
2,729
97
Klanjec Krapina-Zagorje2,915
121
567
125
Cres Primorje-Gorski Kotar2,879
122
2,289
103
Stari Grad Split-Dalmatia2,781
123
1,885
110
Hrvatska Kostajnica Sisak-Moslavina2,756
124
2,127
106
Nin Zadar County2,744
125
1,132
121
Vrlika Split-Dalmatia2,177
126
828
123
Vis Split-Dalmatia1,934
127
1,672
116
Komiža Split-Dalmatia1,526
128
1,397
118

See also

Sources

  • Croatian Parliament (2013-02-18). "Zakon o lokalnoj i područnoj (regionalnoj) samouoravi (pročišćeni tekst)". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (19/2013). Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  • Croatian Parliament (2012-12-21). "Zakon o lokalnim izborima". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (144/2012). Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  • "The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (consolidated text)". Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2016-10-04.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Zakon o lokalnoj i područnoj (regionalnoj) samoupravi (pročišćeni tekst)" [Local and Regional Self-Government Act (consolidated text)]. Narodne novine (in Croatian) (19/2013). 18 February 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Explanation on changes of the territorial constitution of the Republic of Croatia from 1991 to 2001". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011 - Notes on Methodology". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Popovača dobila status grada". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). 12 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. ↑ The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (consolidated text) - Croatian Parliament.Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Zakon o lokalnim izborima" [Local Elections Act]. Narodne novine (in Croatian) (144/2012). 21 December 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: City of Zagreb". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Districts of City of Zagreb, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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