Medulin

Medulin Medołin
Municipality
Medulin Municipality Općina Medulin
Medulin, view from port
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Location of Medulin in Istria
Medulin
Coordinates: 44°49′19″N 13°56′06″E
Country	Croatia
County	Istria County
Government
• Municipal mayor	Goran Buić (Ind.)
• Council	15 members • Ind. Goran Buić, IDS, ISU, ZS (11) • SDP (1) • HDZ (1) • Ind. (2)
Area
• Municipality	34.1 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
• Urban	11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Municipality	6,552
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
• Urban	2,830
• Urban density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	52203 Medulin
Area code	52
Website	medulin.hr

Medulin (Venetian: Medołin, Italian: Medolino) is a municipality in the southern part of the Istrian peninsula in Croatia. Medulin is commonly called the Peak or punta of Istria.

Medulin is built around a harbour between Cape Promontore and Capo Merlera. The town centre is to the northeast of the harbour and includes the main square and the twin-spired St Agnes Church.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, it's population was 6,552 with 2,830 living in the town proper. At the 2011 census the municipality had a population of 6,481, while the settlement proper had 2,777 inhabitants.

The municipality consists of 7 settlements:

Banjole, population 983 Medulin, population 2,777 Pješčana Uvala, population 606 Pomer, population 462

Premantura, population 768 Valbonaša, population 46 Vinkuran, population 672 Vintijan, population 172

Medulin population (1857 - 2011)

Economy

Medulin's economy is based on tourism. During the months of July and August, its population increases to over 10,000 due to an influx of tourists that come to visit Medulin, famous for its camping sites and coastline.