Lika-Senj County
| Lika-Senj County Ličko-senjska županija |
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 within Croatia (light yellow) |
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| County seat | Gospić | |
| Government | ||
| • Župan | Milan Jurković (HDZ) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,352 km2 (2,066 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 51,022 | |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) | |
| Area code | 053 | |
| ISO 3166 code | HR-09 | |
| Website | http://www.licko-senjska.hr/ | |
Lika-Senj county (Croatian: Ličko-senjska županija) is a county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island. Its center is Gospić.
The county is the least populated and among the least prosperous ones, but on the other hand it includes the Plitvice Lakes National Park and Sjeverni (North) Velebit National Park.
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Geography [edit]
The county has a total area of 5352 km².
Adjacent counties [edit]
- Karlovac County - northeast
- Primorje-Gorski Kotar County - northwest
- Zadar County - south
Demographics [edit]
Since the beginning of 20th century this county has been losing its population. As of the census of 2001, there were 53,677 people and 19,900 households residing in the county. The population density is 7/km².
Croats form the majority with 86.15% of the population, followed by Serbs at 11.54%.[2]
In the county the population is spread out with 20.8% under the age of 19, 48.3% from 19 to 60, and 30.9% over 60.
Administrative division [edit]
Lika-Senj county is divided:
- Town of Gospić
- Town of Novalja
- Town of Otočac
- Town of Senj
- Municipality of Stara Novalja
- Municipality of Brinje
- Municipality of Donji Lapac
- Municipality of Karlobag
- Municipality of Lovinac
- Municipality of Perušić
- Municipality of Plitvička Jezera (Plitvice Lakes)
- Municipality of Udbina
- Municipality of Vrhovine
County government [edit]
Current leadership:
- Župan (prefect): Milan Jurković (HDZ)
The county assembly is composed of 45 representatives, presided by Petar Krmpotić (HDZ) and composed as follows:
- HDZ-DC: 26
- Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
- Democratic Centre (DC)
- HSS-SDP-HNS: 10
- Croatian Peasants Party (HSS)
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)
- Croatian People's Party (HNS)
- Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) 3
- Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) 3
- Serb People's Party (SNS) 3
Based on election results in 2005.
References [edit]
- ^ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011, First Results by Settlements" (HTML). Statistical Reports (in Croatian and English) (Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics) (1441). June 2011. ISSN 1332-0297. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "SAS Output". Dzs.hr. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
External links [edit]
- Ličko-senjska županija Official website
- http://www.lickosenjska.com/
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