Virovitica-Podravina County (; hr, Virovitičko-podravska županija ; hu, Verőce-Drávamente megye) is a northern

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-Bar ...

n county in

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. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the

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river, hence the name ''Podravina''. Other notable towns are Slatina and

Orahovica Orahovica is a town in Slavonia, Croatia. It is situated on the slopes of the mountain Papuk and positioned on the state road D2 Varaždin-Koprivnica-Našice- Osijek. History The name Orahovica is derived from the word ''orah'', meaning a ...

Administrative division

Virovitica-Podravina County holds the following towns and districts:

Towns

Municipalities

Demographics

Virovitica-Podravina County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG

As of the 2011 census, the county had 84,836 residents. The

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is 42 people per km². Ethnic

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic ...

form the majority with 91.8% of the population, followed by

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...

at 6.0%.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Slavonia Counties of Croatia