Brod-Posavina County ( hr, Brodsko-posavska

županija ''Županija'' (singular; plural ''županije'') or ''Župnija'' (singular; plural ''župnije'') is a South Slavic administrative subdivision. For the etymology, see Župa. The term Županija is used in: * Croatia: counties of Croatia *Cantons of ...

) is the southern

Slavonia Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja ...

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. Its center is the city of

Slavonski Brod Slavonski Brod (), commonly shortened to simply Brod, is a city in eastern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Being one of the principal cities in the historical regions of Slavonia and Posavina, Slavonski Brod was the 7th large ...

and it spreads along the left bank of the

Sava The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally th ...

river, hence the name ''

Posavina Posavina ( sr-cyr, Посавина) is a geographical region that stretches along the Sava river, encompassing only the inner areas of the Sava river basin, that are adjacent or near to the Sava river itself, namely catch region spanning from t ...

''. Other notable towns include Nova Gradiška.

Geography

The Brod-Posavina County borders on the Sisak-Moslavina County in the west, Požega-Slavonia County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast, and

Vukovar-Syrmia County Vukovar-Srijem County ( hr, Vukovarsko-srijemska županija), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian county. It includes the eastern parts of ...

in the east.

Administrative divisions

Brod-Posavina County is divided into: * City of

(county seat) * Town of Nova Gradiška * Municipality of Bebrina * Municipality of Brodski Stupnik * Municipality of

Bukovlje Bukovlje is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 5,756 inhabitants, of which 96% declare themselves Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, ...

* Municipality of Cernik * Municipality of Davor * Municipality of

Donji Andrijevci Donji Andrijevci is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 4,393 inhabitants of which 95% declare themselves Croats (2001 census). See also *Andrijevci railway station The Andrijevci railway station ( hr, Željeznička stan ...

* Municipality of

Dragalić Dragalić is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. It is around 7 km west of Nova Gradiška. As of 2011, there were 1,361 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Donji Bogićevci, population 84 * Dragalić, population 559 ...

* Municipality of

Garčin Garčin is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. The total population is 4,806, distributed in the following settlements: * Bicko Selo, population 517 * Garčin, population 911 * Klokočevik, population 607 * Sapci, po ...

* Municipality of

Gornja Vrba Gornja Vrba is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 2,559 inhabitants in which 99% declare themselves Croats. (2001 census) The people live in 2 naselja The territory of Croatia is divided by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics ...

* Municipality of

Gornji Bogićevci Gornji Bogićevci is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 1,975 inhabitants of which 89% declare themselves Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, cu ...

* Municipality of

Gundinci Gundinci is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 2,294 inhabitants in which 99% declare themselves Croats. (2001 census) The people live 1 naselja The territory of Croatia is divided by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics into ...

* Municipality of Klakar * Municipality of

Nova Kapela Nova Kapela is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 4,227 inhabitants in the following settlements: * Batrina, population 1,005 * Bili Brig, population 272 * Donji Lipovac, Croatia, Donji Lipovac, population 248 * Dragovci, ...

* Municipality of

Okučani Okučani is a village and municipal centre in western Slavonia, Croatia. It is located 19 km southeast of Novska and 17 km west of Nova Gradiška.Oprisavci Oprisavci is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 2,508 inhabitants in which 98% declare themselves Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, ...

* Municipality of Oriovac * Municipality of Podcrkavlje * Municipality of

Rešetari Rešetari is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are a total of 4,753 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Adžamovci, population 612 * Brđani, population 252 * Bukovica, population 152 * Drežnik, popul ...

* Municipality of

Sibinj Sibinj is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia part of Slavonski Brod built-up area. There are 6,895 inhabitants; a majority are Croats according to the 2011 census. See also *Sibinj railway station Sibinj railway stat ...

* Municipality of

Sikirevci Sikirevci is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. The municipality consists of two settlements: Sikirevci and Jaruge. History The name ''Sikrevci'' was first mentioned in 1540 as a river crossing ferry across the Sava riv ...

* Municipality of Slavonski Šamac * Municipality of Stara Gradiška * Municipality of Staro Petrovo Selo * Municipality of

Velika Kopanica Velika Kopanica is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are a total of 3,308 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Beravci, population 815 * Divoševci, population 296 * Kupina, population 269 * Mala Kopan ...

* Municipality of

Vrbje Vrbje is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were 2,215 inhabitants, in the following settlements. * Bodovaljci, population 552 * Dolina, population 254 * Mačkovac, population 289 * Savski ...

* Municipality of

Vrpolje Vrpolje () is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. It is located 10 km south of Đakovo Đakovo (; hu, Diakovár) is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia. Đakovo is the centre of the fertile and rich Đa ...

Demographics

Slavonski Brod-Posavina County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG

As of the 2011 census, the county had 158,575 residents. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...

is 78 people per km². Ethnic

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form the majority with 95.0% of the population, followed by

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at 2.6%.

References

External links

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