Bjelovar-Bilogora County facts for kids
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Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija
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Bjelovar-Bilogora County within Croatia
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| Country |  Croatia |
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| County seat | Bjelovar | ||
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| • Total | 2,640 km2 (1,020 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 119,764 | ||
| • Density | 45.37/km2 (117.50/sq mi) | ||
| Area code | 043 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | HR-07 | ||
| HDI (2017) | 0.790 high · 17th |
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Bjelovar-Bilogora County ( Croatian: Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija) is a county in central Croatia.
The town of Bjelovar was first mentioned in historical records in 1413. It became important when a fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman Empire, who often invaded Croatia.
A hill, Bilogora, is along the northern edge of the county. Thus the name comes from the two important features in the county, Bjelovar and Bilogora.
Other towns in the county are Daruvar, Garešnica, Čazma and Grubišno Polje.
The Bjelovar-Bilogora County borders on Koprivnica-Križevci County in the north, Virovitica-Podravina County in the northeast, Požega-Slavonia County in the southeast, Sisak-Moslavina County in the southwest and Zagreb County in the west.
Administrative division
Bjelovar-Bilogora County is divided into 5 towns and 18 municipalities.
| Town | Population (2011 census) |
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| Bjelovar | 40,276 |
| Čazma | 8,077 |
| Daruvar | 11,633 |
| Garešnica | 10,472 |
| Grubišno Polje | 6,478 |
| Municipality | Population (2011 census) |
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| Berek | 1,443 |
| Dežanovac | 2,715 |
| Đulovac | 3,245 |
| Hercegovac | 2,383 |
| Ivanska | 2,911 |
| Kapela | 2,984 |
| Končanica | 2,360 |
| Nova Rača | 3,433 |
| Rovišće | 4,822 |
| Severin | 877 |
| Sirač | 2,218 |
| Šandrovac | 1,776 |
| Štefanje | 2,030 |
| Velika Pisanica | 1,781 |
| Velika Trnovitica | 1,370 |
| Veliki Grđevac | 2,849 |
| Veliko Trojstvo | 2,741 |
| Zrinski Topolovac | 890 |
Demographics
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| Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of the 2011 census, the county had 119,764 people in it. The population density is 45 people per km2.
Most people are ethnic Croats. They are 84.8% of the population. Serbs are 6.3%, and Czechs are 5.2%.
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Bjelovar-Bilogora para niños
