Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

county in western Croatia

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County is a county in western Croatia. The county seat is Rijeka.

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorsko-goranska županija
Flag of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Coat of arms of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County within Croatia
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County within Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seatRijeka
Area
 • Total3,588 km2 (1,385 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total345,465
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Area code051
ISO 3166 codeHR-08
Websitewww.pgz.hr

The county includes the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northern Croatian Littoral, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. It also has the islands Krk, Cres, Lošinj and Rab.

Administrative divisions change

References change

  1. Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 62. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Primorje-Gorski kotar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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