Suhopolje is a
settlement and an eponymous
municipality in
Slavonia,
Croatia
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.
It is located on the northern slopes of the
Bilogora mountain in the region of
Podravina, 10 km southeast of
Virovitica; elevation 118 m.
Population
In the 2011 census, the total population of the Suhopolje municipality was 6,683, with 2,696 people in Suhopolje itself and the rest in a number of surrounding villages:
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Borova, population 710
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Budanica, population 107
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Cabuna, population 787
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Dvorska, population 15
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Gaćište
Gaćište is a village in the municipality Suhopolje.
''Jasik'' and ''Pustara'' are two smaller villages also considered to belong to Gaćište.
Gaćište’s economy is largely based on agriculture, with important foundations such as; school (bu ...
, population 221
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Gvozdanska, population 34
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Jugovo Polje, population 319
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Levinovac, population 188
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Mala Trapinska, population 62
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Naudovac, population 146
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Orešac, population 389
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Pčelić, population 407
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Pepelana, population 116
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Pivnica Slavonska, population 53
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Rodin Potok, population 56
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Sovjak, population 13
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Trnava Cabunska, population 42
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Velika Trapinska, population 25
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Zvonimirovo
Zvonimirovo, formerly Ladislav, Malo Gaćište, Novo Obilićevo, and Zvonimirovac, is a village in Croatia.
History
On 20 September 1941, the NDH changed the name of the town from Novo Obilićevo to Zvonimirovac.
Demographics
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, population 112
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Žiroslavlje, population 74
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Žubrica, population 111
Colonist settlements of Nova Cabuna, Gaćište (Kačište), Novo Obilićevo, and Žirostanj were established on the territory of the municipality of
Cabuna and colonies of
Čemernica, Međugorje, Ovčara, Pepelana, and Suhopolje in the territory of the town municipality during the
land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.
Politics
Minority councils
Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.
At the
2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Suhopolje.
References
Literature
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Municipalities of Croatia
Slavonia
Populated places in Virovitica-Podravina County
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