Brod-Posavina County

Brod-Posavina County (Croatian: Brodsko-posavska županija) is a county in southern Slavonia, Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod. It is on the left bank of the Sava. Because of this, it is called Posavina.

Brod-Posavina County Brodsko-posavska županija
County
Flag Coat of arms
Brod-Posavina County in Croatia
Country	Croatia
County seat	Slavonski Brod
Government
• Župan	Danijel Marušić (HDZ)
Area
• Total	2,030 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	158,575
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Area code	035
ISO 3166 code	HR-12
HDI (2017)	0.783 high · 18th
Website	www.bpz.hr

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-Srijem County in the east.

Administrative divisions

Brod-Posavina County is divided into:

• City of Slavonski Brod (county seat)
• Town of Nova Gradiška
• Municipality of Bebrina
• Municipality of Brodski Stupnik
• Municipality of Bukovlje
• Municipality of Cernik
• Municipality of Davor
• Municipality of Donji Andrijevci
• Municipality of Dragalić
• Municipality of Garčin
• Municipality of Gornja Vrba
• Municipality of Gornji Bogićevci
• Municipality of Gundinci
• Municipality of Klakar
• Municipality of Nova Kapela
• Municipality of Okučani
• Municipality of Oprisavci
• Municipality of Oriovac
• Municipality of Podcrkavlje
• Municipality of Rešetari
• Municipality of Sibinj
• Municipality of Sikirevci
• Municipality of Slavonski Šamac
• Municipality of Stara Gradiška
• Municipality of Staro Petrovo Selo
• Municipality of Velika Kopanica
• Municipality of Vrbje
• Municipality of Vrpolje

Demographics

Population pyramid of Brod-Posavina county per the 2011 Census

Historical populations of Brod-Posavina County

Year Pop. ±% 1857 74,136 —     1869 79,273 +6.9% 1880 77,739 −1.9% 1890 90,751 +16.7% 1900 99,979 +10.2% 1910 116,295 +16.3% 1921 112,693 −3.1% 1931 128,790 +14.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1948 134,436 +4.4% 1953 142,614 +6.1% 1961 154,309 +8.2% 1971 164,065 +6.3% 1981 167,667 +2.2% 1991 174,998 +4.4% 2001 176,765 +1.0% 2011 158,575 −10.3%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

As of the 2011 census, the county had 158,575 residents. The population density is 78 people per km².

Ethnic Croats are the majority with 95.0% of the population. Serbs are 2.6%.

Other websites

• Official website (in Croatian)