Garčin

Garčin
Garčin
Coordinates: 45°10′55″N 18°11′02″E / 45.18194°N 18.18389°E / 45.18194; 18.18389
Country Croatia
County Brod-Posavina County
Government
 • MayorMato Grgić (HDZ)
Area
88.3 km2 (34.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,951
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
733
 • Urban density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code[3]
35212 Garčin
Area code(+385) 35
Websiteopcina-garcin.hr

Garčin is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia.

Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 3,951 residents in the following 8 settlements:[2]

  • Bicko Selo, population 432
  • Garčin, population 733
  • Klokočevik, population 477
  • Sapci, population 406
  • Selna, population 284
  • Trnjani, population 697
  • Vrhovina, population 172
  • Zadubravlje, population 750
Garčin: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
2841
3169
3011
4035
4467
5250
5066
5463
5769
6014
6088
5804
5607
5542
5586
4806
3951
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

In the 2011 census, 92% of the residents were Croats.[4]

Politics

Minority councils

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.[5] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Garčin but the elections were not held due to the lack of candidates.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
  4. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XII. BRODSKO-POSAVSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.