Polača

Polača is a village and a municipality in Croatia in Zadar County.

Polača
Municipality
Polača is located in Croatia
Polača
Polača
Location of Polača in Croatia
Coordinates: 44°01′N 15°31′E
Country Croatia
CountyZadar County
Area
[1]
 • Municipality30.0 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
 • Urban
10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality1,389
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
993
 • Urban density95/km2 (240/sq mi)
Websiteopcina-polaca.hr
the Polača municipality within the Zadar County

According to the 2011 census, there are 1,468 inhabitants, in the following settlements:[3]

  • Donja Jagodnja, population 113
  • Gornja Jagodnja, population 85
  • Kakma, population 213
  • Polača, population 1,057

88% of the population are Croats.[4] The area of Polača municipality is 29.92 km2.

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.[5] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Polača but the elections were not held due to the absence of candidatures.[6]

Notable people

References
  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Polača". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Zadar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIII. ZADARSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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