Punat

Punat
Village/Municipality
Punat
Location of Punat in Croatia.
Coordinates: 45°00′52.92″N 14°37′44.04″E / 45.0147000°N 14.6289000°E / 45.0147000; 14.6289000
Country  Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Towns/ Villages within Municipality Punat, Stara Baška
Government
  Mayor Marinko Žic (SDP)
Area
  Total 34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 1,973
  Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Postal code 51521
Punat

Punat is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia on the island of Krk. There are 1,973 inhabitants, with 90% Croats (2011).[1] The town first appears in writings from AD 1377, but the exact date of foundation is not known. In the bay there is the little island of Košljun.

References

  1. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Primorje-Gorski kotar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

Coordinates: 45°00′52.92″N 14°37′44.04″E / 45.0147000°N 14.6289000°E / 45.0147000; 14.6289000

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