Šibenik-Knin County: County in Croatia
Šibenik-Knin County (pronounced ; Croatian Šibensko-kninska županija ) is a county in southern Croatia.
It is located in the north central part of Dalmatia. The biggest city in the county is Šibenik. It is the county seat. Other large towns in the county are Knin, Drniš and Skradin.
Šibenik-Knin County Šibensko-kninska županija | |
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County | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Šibenik-Knin Region within Croatia | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County seat | Šibenik |
| Government | |
| • Župan | Goran Pauk (HDZ) |
| • County Assembly | 42 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,984 km2 (1,152 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 109,375 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Area code | 022 |
| ISO 3166 code | HR-15 |
| HDI (2017) | 0.807 very high · 11th out of 20 Croatian counties |
| Website | www |
The size of the county is 2984 km2. It has 242 islands. It has the national parks Krka and Kornati.
Administrative divisions
- City of Šibenik (county seat)
- City of Knin
- Town of Drniš
- Town of Skradin
- Town of Vodice
- Municipality of Biskupija
- Municipality of Civljane
- Municipality of Ervenik
- Municipality of Kijevo
- Municipality of Kistanje
- Municipality of Murter-Kornati — Murter, the capital of the municipality
- Municipality of Pirovac
- Municipality of Primošten
- Municipality of Promina — Oklaj, the capital of the municipality
- Municipality of Rogoznica
- Municipality of Ružić — Gradac, the capital of the municipality
- Municipality of Tisno
- Municipality of Unešić
- Municipality of Bilice
- Municipality of Tribunj
Islands:
- Prvić
- Zlarin
- Žirje
- Murter
- Kaprije
- Krapanj
- Obonjan
- Tijat
- Zmajan
- Kakan
Demographics
In 2011, Šibenik-Knin County had a population of 109,375. Croats are 87.39% of the population.
In 1991, before the Croatian War of Independence, most of the people in the county were Croats. Serbs were 34.2%.
References
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