Vir (municipality)

Vir is a municipality on the eponymous island of Vir in Zadar County, Croatia. The municipality was established in 1993, incorporating three settlements, that of Lozice, Torovi and Vir, and the islet of Školjčić.[3][4] Before the independence of Croatia, Vir was administratively part of the former Municipality of Zadar.[3]

This article is about the settlement and municipality. For the island, see Vir.
Vir
municipality
Vir is located in Croatia
Vir
Vir
Coordinates: 44°18′N 15°5′E
Country Croatia
County Zadar County
Area
[1]
 • Total22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total3,045
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23234 Vir
Area code023
Websitevir.hr

Demographics
Municipality of Vir: Population trends 1857–2021
population
358
345
503
554
604
662
1000
854
1072
1120
1069
959
866
860
1608
3000
3045
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 Bosniaks of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Vir with 9 members being elected in the end.[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. "Opće informacije". Općina Vir (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2023-07-08.
  4. "Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2023-06-07.
  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. 18. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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