Vrgorac

Vrgorac
Town
Tin Ujević Street in Vrgorac

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Vrgorac
Location of Vrgorac in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°22′E / 43.20°N 17.37°E / 43.20; 17.37
Country  Croatia
County Split-Dalmatia
Government
 • Mayor Ante Pranić (NLM)
Area
 • Total 284.00 km2 (109.65 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,572
 • Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
  (municipality total)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 21276
Area code(s) 021
Climate Cfa
Website Grad Vrgorac

Vrgorac (pronounced [ʋř̩ɡorats], Italian: Vergoraz) is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.

The total population of Vrgorac is 6,572 (census 2011), in the following settlements:[1]

  • Banja, population 202
  • Dragljane, population 52
  • Draževitići, population 203
  • Duge Njive, population 105
  • Dusina, population 494
  • Kljenak, population 86
  • Kokorići, population 161
  • Kotezi, population 278
  • Kozica, population 56
  • Mijaca, population 95
  • Orah, population 268
  • Podprolog, population 355
  • Poljica Kozička, population 172
  • Prapatnice, population 179
  • Rašćane, population 130
  • Ravča, population 154
  • Stilja, population 320
  • Umčani, population 227
  • Veliki Prolog, population 499
  • Vina, population 134
  • Višnjica, population 14
  • Vlaka, population 41
  • Vrgorac, population 2,039
  • Zavojane, population 308

In the 2011 census, 99% of the population were Croats.[2]

Prehistory

in the area Veliki Vanik two early or middle Bronze Age individuals were found, one was genetically determined as haplogroup J2b2a1.[3][4][5]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vrgorac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Split-Dalmatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Scientific Papers – J2-M172". j2-m172.info. J2 Research Team: Rottensteiner et. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  4. ↑ Novak, M.; Vyroubal, V.; Bedić, Ž. (2011). Palaeodemographic and palaeopathological characteristics of individuals buried in three Bronze Age sites from southern Croatia. Department of Archaeology , Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia.
  5. ↑ "The Genomic History of Southeastern Europe" (PDF).

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Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°22′E / 43.200°N 17.367°E / 43.200; 17.367

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