Primorje-Gorski Kotar County ( hr, Primorsko-goranska županija, ) is a

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

in western

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capi ...

that includes the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northern Croatian Littoral, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. Its center is

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Prim ...

. The county's population was 296,195 at the 2011 census. The county includes the island territories of Krk,

Cres Cres (; dlm, Crepsa, vec, Cherso, it, Cherso, la, Crepsa, Greek: Χέρσος, ''Chersos'') is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern islands in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from Rijeka, the island K ...

, Lošinj and

Rab Rab �âːb( dlm, Arba, la, Arba, it, Arbe, german: Arbey) is an island in the northern Dalmatia region in Croatia, located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. The island is long, has an area of and 9,328 inhabitants (2 ...

. The county is divided: * City of

(county seat) * Town of Bakar * Town of

* Town of Crikvenica * Town of Čabar * Town of Delnice * Town of Kastav * Town of

Kraljevica Kraljevica (known as ''Porto Re'' in Italian language, Italian and literally translated as "King's cove" in English language, English) is a town in the Kvarner region of Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilomet ...

* Town of Krk * Town of Mali Lošinj * Town of

Novi Vinodolski Novi Vinodolski (, often also called Novi or ''Novi del Vinodol'' o ''Novi in Valdivino'' in Italian) is a town on the Adriatic Sea coast in Croatia, located south of Crikvenica, Selce and Bribir and north of Senj. The population of Novi is 3,98 ...

* Town of Opatija * Town of

* Town of Vrbovsko * Municipality of Baška * Municipality of Brod Moravice * Municipality of

Čavle Čavle is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. There are a total of 7,220 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Buzdohanj, population 1,517 * Cernik, population 1,397 * Čavle, population ...

* Municipality of Dobrinj * Municipality of Fužine * Municipality of Jelenje * Municipality of

Klana Klana ( it, Clana) is a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in northwestern Croatia. Geography The municipal area is situated in the densely forested Gorski kotar mountains, about north of Rijeka and the Kvarner Gulf, close to the bord ...

* Municipality of

Kostrena Kostrena ( it, Costrena) is a Croatian municipality east of Rijeka on the Kvarner Bay. It is famous for its beaches and a long tradition of seafaring and seamanship. Because of its rocky beaches and a walkway that goes along the shoreline, it is ...

* Municipality of Lokve * Municipality of Lovran * Municipality of

Malinska-Dubašnica Malinska-Dubašnica is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county on the island Krk of in western Croatia. Its centre is Malinska. There are 2,726 inhabitants, with 90% Croats. It was established as a municipality in 1993. The municipa ...

* Municipality of Matulji * Municipality of

Mošćenička Draga Mošćenička Draga ( it, Draga di Moschiena) is municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It has 1,535 inhabitants, 90.7% of which are Croats. It is situated southwest of Opatija under Mt. Učka The Učka ([], it, Monte Maggiore) ...

* Municipality of Mrkopalj * Municipality of Omišalj * Municipality of Punat * Municipality of Ravna Gora, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Ravna Gora * Municipality of

Skrad Skrad is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. There are 1,062 inhabitants, with 97% Croats (2011). See also *Zeleni Vir Hydroelectric Power Plant References

Municipalities of Croatia Populated place ...

* Municipality of

Vinodol Vinodol is a Slavs, Slavic toponym that may refer to: *Vinodol, Nitra, village and municipality in Slovakia *Vinodol, Croatia, municipality and valley in Croatia **Vinodol Channel, channel in Croatia **Vinodol Hydroelectric Power Plant, power plant ...

* Municipality of Viškovo * Municipality of Vrbnik * Municipality of Lopar

Demographics

Primorje-Gorski kotar County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG

According to the 2011 census, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County has a population of 296,195. 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 ...

make up the majority with 86.3% 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 5.0% and

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , region2 ...

1,16%.

Protected areas

* Risnjak National Park * Učka

Gallery

File:Opatija view - 2.jpg, Opatija File:Njivice - plaža (jug).jpg, Njivice Beach, Omišalj File:Rijeka-korzo-night.jpg,

File:Grobnicko polje.JPG, Dražice village, Jelenje File:Platak - panoramio - Zoran Kurelić Rabko.jpg, Platak File:Baška, Krk, der Strand 2 - panoramio.jpg, Baška

References

External links

* {{Authority control Counties of Croatia