Babina Greda
Babina Greda | |
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| Municipality of Babina Greda Općina Babina Greda | |
 St. Lawrence church in Babina Greda | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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  Babina Greda Location of Babina Greda in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°07′N 18°32′E / 45.117°N 18.533°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Vukovar-Syrmia |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Josip Krnić |
| Area | |
| 79.5 km2 (30.7 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 79.5 km2 (30.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| 2,762 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,762 |
| • Urban density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code[3] | 32270 Županja |
| Area code | 32 |
| Website | babinagreda |
Babina Greda (Croatian pronunciation: [bâbina ɡrěːda] Hungarian: Babagerenda) is the only settlement in the eponymous municipality in Vukovar-Srijem County in eastern Croatia.
Demographics
[edit]The 2011 census listed 3,572 inhabitants in Babina Greda.[4] With pronounced issue of population decline in eastern Croatia caused by population ageing, effects of the Croatian War of Independence and post 2013 enlargement of the European Union emigration, the population of the municipality at the time of 2021 census dropped to 2,762.
Babina Greda: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 3943 | 4221 | 4009 | 4016 | 3918 | 3973 | 3575 | 3641 | 4061 | 4611 | 4872 | 4620 | 4159 | 4205 | 4262 | 3572 | 2762 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Notable individuals
[edit]- Franjo Babić (1908–1945) – writer and journalist
- Mijat Stojanović (1818–1881) – ethnographer, educator, and folk writer
References
[edit]- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Babina Greda". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Croatian)
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