Lika-Senj County

Lika-Senj County Ličko-senjska županija
County
Flag Coat of arms
Lika-Senj County within Croatia
Country	Croatia
County seat	Gospić
Government
• Župan	Milan Kolić (HDZ)
Area
• Total	5,353 km2 (2,067 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	50,927
• Density	9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Area code	053
ISO 3166 code	HR-09
Website	www.licko-senjska.hr

Lika-Senj County (Croatian: Ličko-senjska županija) is a county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island. Its center is Gospić.

The county is the least populated and among the least prosperous ones, though it is largest county in the country by area and includes the Plitvice Lakes National Park and Sjeverni (North) Velebit National Park, some of Croatia's major tourist attractions.

Geography

The county has a total area of 5353 km².

Administrative division

Lika-Senj County is administratively subdivided into 13 units of local government:

• Town of Gospić
• Town of Novalja
• Town of Otočac
• Town of Senj
• Municipality of Brinje
• Municipality of Donji Lapac
• Municipality of Karlobag
• Municipality of Lovinac
• Municipality of Perušić
• Municipality of Plitvička Jezera (Plitvice Lakes)
• Municipality of Udbina
• Municipality of Vrhovine

Demographics

Historical populations of Lika-Senj County
Year Pop. ±% 1857 155,467 —     1869 165,692 +6.6% 1880 155,382 −6.2% 1890 170,084 +9.5% 1900 186,871 +9.9% 1910 182,392 −2.4% 1921 177,055 −2.9% 1931 172,735 −2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1948 130,855 −24.2% 1953 125,677 −4.0% 1961 118,329 −5.8% 1971 106,433 −10.1% 1981 90,836 −14.7% 1991 85,135 −6.3% 2001 53,677 −37.0% 2011 50,927 −5.1%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

Since the early 20th century the county's population has been shrinking. As of the 2011 census, the county had 50,927 residents. The population density is 9.5/km².

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 84.15% of the population, followed by Serbs at 13.65%.

External links

• (Croatian)