Popovača

Popovača is a town in Croatia in the Moslavina geographical region. Administratively it is part of the Sisak-Moslavina County.

Popovača
Town
Grad Popovača
Town of Popovača
Location of Popovača in Croatia
Popovača is located in Croatia
Popovača
Popovača
Coordinates: 45°34′12″N 16°36′0″E
Country Croatia
County Sisak-Moslavina
Government
 • MayorJosip Mišković (HSP)
 • City Council
17 members
Area
[1]
 • Town214.8 km2 (82.9 sq mi)
 • Urban
26.9 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town10,255
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,633
 • Urban density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44317
Area code044
Vehicle registrationKT
Websitepopovaca.hr

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Popovača was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Population

The total municipality population is 11,905 (2011 census), in the following settlements:[3]

96% of the population are ethnic Croats.[4]

Town of Popovača: Population trends 1857–2021
population
5869
5614
5980
6413
7647
10400
10878
13007
13486
14400
14147
12958
12269
11822
12701
11905
10255
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

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 Romani people in Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect representative for the Town of Popovača but the elections were not held due to absence of candidates.[6]

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: Popovača". 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 Sisak-Moslavina". 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. III. SISAČKO-MOSLAVAČKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 13. Retrieved 11 June 2023.

45°34′10.92″N 16°37′30.00″E

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