Virovitica-Podravina County

Virovitica-Podravina County
Virovitičko-podravska županija (Croatian)
County
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Virovitica-Podravina County within Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seatVirovitica
Government
 • Župan (Prefect)Igor Andrović (HDZ)
Area
[1]
 • Total
2,024 km2 (781 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
70,660
 • Density34.91/km2 (90.42/sq mi)
Area code033
ISO 3166 codeHR-10
HDI (2022)0.818[3]
very high · 21st
Websitehttp://www.vpz.hr/

Virovitica-Podravina County (pronounced [ʋiroʋǐtit͡sa-pǒdraʋina]; Croatian: Virovitičko-podravska županija [ʋiroʋǐtit͡ʃko-pǒdraʋskaː ʒupǎnija]; Hungarian: Verőce-Drávamente megye) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, Podravina being the Drava's drainage basin. Other notable towns are Slatina and Orahovica.

Administrative division

Virovitica-Podravina County holds the following towns and districts:

Towns

City / town Population[2] Area km2 Website
Orahovica 5,304 123.9 orahovica.hr
Slatina 13,686 slatina.hr
Virovitica 21,291 virovitica.hr

Municipalities

Municipality Population[2] Area km2 Website
Crnac 1,456
Čačinci 2,802 cacinci.hr
Čađavica 2,009 slatina.hr
Gradina 3,850 gradina.hr
Lukač 3,634
Mikleuš 1,464
Nova Bukovica 1,771
Pitomača 10,059 pitomaca.hr
Sopje 2,320 sopje.hr
Suhopolje 6,683 suhopolje.hr
Špišić Bukovica 4,221
Voćin 2,382
Zdenci 1,904 opcina-zdenci.hr

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the county had 84,836 residents. The population density is 42 people per km².

Virovitica-Podravina County: Population trends 1857–2021
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Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 91.8% of the population, followed by Serbs at 6.0%.[4]

Politics

County Assembly

Following the 2025 Croatian local elections the Assembly of the Virovitica-Podravina County was composed of 31 elected representatives.[5] Out of a total of 64,972 eligible voters 28,466 (43.81%) participated in the elections and 28,461 (43.81%) submitted their ballots.[5] There were 27,285 (95.87%) valid and 1,176 (4.13%) invalid ballots.[5]

The Croatian Democratic Union in coalition with Croatian Party of Pensioners got 16,928 (62.04%) ballots and 20 elected representatives.[5] The Social Democratic Party of Croatia in coalition with Croatian Peasant Party and Croatian Party of State of Law got 6,924 ballots (25.37%) and 8 elected representatives.[5] Coalition of Home and National Rally, The Bridge, Croatian Party of Rights, Croatian Sovereignists, Bloc Pensioners Together got 2,875 ballots (10.53%) and 3 elected representatives.[5] The Independent Democratic Serb Party got 558 ballots (2.04%) which was under the threshold to enter into the assembly.[5] As Serb minority achieved constitutionally required proportional representation on other lists which entered assembly, no additional elections were held as it was the case in some other counties.

Summary of the 2025 Croatian local elections
Party Votes % Seats
Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Party of Pensioners		 16,928 62.04 20
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Croatian Peasant Party
Croatian Party of State of Law		 6,924 25.37 8
Home and National Rally
The Bridge
Croatian Party of Rights
Croatian Sovereignists
Bloc Pensioners Together		 2,875 10.53 3
Independent Democratic Serb Party 558 2.04 0
Invalid/blank votes 1,176 4,13 —
Total 28,461 100 —
Registered voters/turnout 64,972 43.81 —
Source:[5] (in Croatian)

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.[6] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 25 members minority council of the Virovitica-Podravina County while Albanians and Hungarians of Croatia were electing individual representatives.[7] Some municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils as well.[7]

References

  1. ^ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 62. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Virovitica-Podravina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  4. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Virovitica-Podravina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Informacija o izborima članova predstavničkih tijela jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave i općinskih načelnika, gradonačelnika i župana te njihovih zamjenika - 2025. : X. VIROVITIČKO-PODRAVSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. X. VIROVITIČKO-PODRAVSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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