Vrgorac

Vrgorac
Grad Vrgorac
Town of Vrgorac
Tin Ujević Street in Vrgorac
Vrgorac
Location of Vrgorac in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°22′E / 43.20°N 17.37°E / 43.20; 17.37
Country Croatia
Historical regionDalmatian Hinterland
County Split-Dalmatia
Government
 • MayorAnte Pranić (NLM)
Area
 • Town
278.6 km2 (107.6 sq mi)
 • Urban
13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town
5,698
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,132
 • Urban density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21276
Area code021
ClimateCfa
Websitevrgorac.hr

Vrgorac (pronounced [ʋř̩ɡorats]) is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.

Climate

Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 41.0 °C (105.8 °F), on 4 August 2017.[3] The coldest temperature was −15.0 °C (5.0 °F), on 7 January 2017.[4]

Demographics

The total population of Vrgorac is 6,572 (census 2011), in the following settlements:[5]

  • Banja, population 202
  • Dragljane, population 52
  • Draževitići, population 203
  • Duge Njive, population 105
  • Dusina, population 494
  • Kljenak, population 86
  • Kokorići, population 161
  • Kotezi, population 278
  • Kozica, population 56
  • Mijaca, population 95
  • Orah, population 268
  • Podprolog, population 355
  • Poljica Kozička, population 172
  • Prapatnice, population 179
  • Rašćane, population 130
  • Ravča, population 154
  • Stilja, population 320
  • Umčani, population 227
  • Veliki Prolog, population 499
  • Vina, population 134
  • Višnjica, population 14
  • Vlaka, population 41
  • Vrgorac, population 2,039
  • Zavojane, population 308

In the 2011 census, 99% of the population were Croats.[6]

Town of Vrgorac: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
7618
7865
8701
10251
11910
12859
12838
12756
11621
11612
11246
9927
8228
7497
7593
6572
5698
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Prehistory

In the area Veliki Vanik two early or middle Bronze Age individuals were found, probably Proto-Illyrians, one was genetically determined as haplogroup J2b2a1.[7][8][9]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ DHMZ (2022-07-19). "Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
  4. ^ DHMZ (2022-01-21). "Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
  5. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vrgorac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Split-Dalmatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. ^ "Scientific Papers – J2-M172". j2-m172.info. J2 Research Team: Rottensteiner et. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  8. ^ Novak, M.; Vyroubal, V.; Bedić, Ž. (2011). Palaeodemographic and palaeopathological characteristics of individuals buried in three Bronze Age sites from southern Croatia. Department of Archaeology, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia.
  9. ^ "The Genomic History of Southeastern Europe" (PDF).

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43°12′N 17°22′E / 43.200°N 17.367°E / 43.200; 17.367