Counties
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The basic units of regional self-government are the counties (županija in Croatian). The present administrative territorial division of the country was introduced in 1997, when the 1992 division was changed. Smaller administrative territorial units within counties are cities/towns in urban areas, and municipalities in other areas. According to the 2006 Act, Croatia has 127 towns/cities and 428 municipalities.
The county, as a unit of territorial division in Croatia, has a long history. Counties are mentioned as early as the 10th century, first in the southern part of the country, and later in the north. They continued to exist up to the 20th century, in different numbers and with changing territorial ranges, means of organisation and powers. After the demilitarisation of the Military Border in 1881, there were 8 counties in the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia: Modruš-Rijeka, Lika-Krbava, Zagreb, Varaždin, Bjelovar-Križevci, Požega, Virovitica and Srijem.
The Counties and the City of Zagreb

Administrative centre: Zagreb
Number of inhabitants (2021): 299,985
Surface area in km²: 3,060
zagrebacka-zupanija.hr

Administrative centre: Krapina
Number of inhabitants (2021): 120,702
Surface area in km²: 1,229
kzz.hr

Administrative centre: Sisak
Number of inhabitants (2021): 139,603
Surface area in km²: 4,468
smz.hr

Administrative centre: Karlovac
Number of inhabitants (2021): 112,195
Surface area in km²: 3,626
kazup.hr

Administrative centre: Varaždin
Number of inhabitants (2021): 159,487
Surface area in km²: 1,262
varazdinska-zupanija.hr

Administrative centre: Koprivnica
Number of inhabitants (2021): 101,221
Surface area in km²: 1,748
kckzz.hr

Administrative centre: Bjelovar
Number of inhabitants (2021): 101,879
Surface area in km²: 2,640
bbz.hr

Administrative centre: Rijeka
Number of inhabitants (2021): 265,419
Surface area in km²: 3,588
pgz.hr

Administrative centre: Gospić
Number of inhabitants (2021): 42,748
Surface area in km²: 5,353
licko-senjska.hr

Administrative centre: Virovitica
Number of inhabitants (2021): 70,368
Surface area in km²: 2,024
vpz.com.hr

Administrative centre: Požega
Number of inhabitants (2021): 64,084
Surface area in km²: 1,823
pszupanija.hr

Administrative centre: Slavonski Brod
Number of inhabitants (2021): 130,267
Surface area in km²: 2,030
bpz.hr

Administrative centre: Zadar
Number of inhabitants (2021): 159,766
Surface area in km²: 3,646
zadarska-zupanija.hr

Administrative centre: Osijek
Number of inhabitants (2021): 258,026
Surface area in km²: 4,155
obz.hr

Administrative centre: Šibenik
Number of inhabitants (2021): 96,381
Surface area in km²: 2,984
sibensko-kninska-zupanija.hr

Administrative centre: Vukovar
Number of inhabitants (2021): 143,113
Surface area in km²: 2,454
vusz.hr

Administrative centre: Split
Number of inhabitants (2021): 423,407
Surface area in km²: 4,540
dalmacija.hr

Administrative centre: Pazin
Number of inhabitants (2021): 195,237
Surface area in km²: 2,813
istra-istria.hr

Administrative centre: Dubrovnik
Number of inhabitants (2021): 115,564
Surface area in km²: 1,781
edubrovnik.org

Administrative centre: Čakovec
Number of inhabitants (2021): 105,250
Surface area in km²: 729
medjimurska-zupanija.hr

Number of inhabitants (2021): 767,131
Surface area in km²: 641
zagreb.hr