Brod-Posavina County ( hr, Brodsko-posavska županija) is the southern

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 ...

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. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the

Sava The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...

river, hence the name ''

Posavina Posavina ( sr-cyr, Посавина) is a geographical region that stretches along the Sava river, encompassing only the inner areas of the Sava river basin, that are adjacent or near to the Sava river itself, namely catch region spanning fro ...

''. Other notable towns include

Nova Gradiška Nova Gradiška is a town located in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia, population 14,229 (2011). It is located in the historic region of Slavonia, near the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first word in the name means ''New'', and there ...

Geography

The Brod-Posavina County borders on the

Sisak-Moslavina County Sisak-Moslavina County ( hr, Sisačko-moslavačka županija) is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to 2021 ...

in the west, Požega-Slavonia County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast, and

Vukovar-Syrmia County Vukovar-Srijem County ( hr, Vukovarsko-srijemska županija), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian county. It includes the eastern parts ...

in the east.

Administrative divisions

Brod-Posavina County is divided into: * City of Slavonski Brod (county seat) * Town of

* Municipality of Bebrina * Municipality of Brodski Stupnik * Municipality of

Bukovlje Bukovlje is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 5,756 inhabitants, of which 96% declare themselves Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, ...

* Municipality of Cernik * Municipality of Davor * Municipality of

Donji Andrijevci Donji Andrijevci is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 4,393 inhabitants of which 95% declare themselves Croats (2001 census). See also * Andrijevci railway station References * Municipalities of Croatia P ...

* Municipality of

Dragalić Dragalić is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. It is around 7 km west of Nova Gradiška. As of 2011, there were 1,361 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Donji Bogićevci, population 84 * Dragalić, population 559 ...

* Municipality of

Garčin Garčin is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. The total population is 4,806, distributed in the following settlements: * Bicko Selo, population 517 * Garčin, population 911 * Klokočevik, population 607 * Sapci, p ...

* Municipality of

Gornja Vrba Gornja Vrba is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 2,559 inhabitants in which 99% declare themselves Croats. (2001 census) The people live in 2 naselja The territory of Croatia is divided by the Croatian Bureau of Statistic ...

* Municipality of

Gornji Bogićevci Gornji Bogićevci is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 1,975 inhabitants of which 89% declare themselves Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, cu ...

* Municipality of

Gundinci Gundinci is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 2,294 inhabitants in which 99% declare themselves Croats. (2001 census) The people live 1 naselja The territory of Croatia is divided by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics int ...

* Municipality of Klakar * Municipality of Nova Kapela * Municipality of Okučani * Municipality of

Oprisavci Oprisavci is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 2,508 inhabitants in which 98% declare themselves Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, ...

* Municipality of Oriovac * Municipality of

Podcrkavlje Podcrkavlje is a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are 2,553 inhabitants of which 98.8% declare themselves Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, cultur ...

* Municipality of Rešetari * Municipality of Sibinj * Municipality of Sikirevci * Municipality of Slavonski Šamac * Municipality of

Stara Gradiška Stara Gradiška (, german: Altgradisch) is a village and a municipality in Slavonia, in the Brod-Posavina County of Croatia. It is located on the left bank of the river Sava, across from Gradiška in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Etymology The first w ...

* Municipality of Staro Petrovo Selo * Municipality of

Velika Kopanica Velika Kopanica is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. There are a total of 3,308 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Beravci, population 815 * Divoševci, population 296 * Kupina, population 269 * Mala Kopa ...

* Municipality of Vrbje * Municipality of Vrpolje

Demographics

Slavonski Brod-Posavina County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG

As of the 2011 census, the county had 158,575 residents. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopu ...

is 78 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 95.0% 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 2.6%.

References

External links

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