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Vrgorac

Summary

Vrgorac (pronounced [ʋř̩ɡorats], Italian: Vergoraz) is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.

Vrgorac
Town
Grad Vrgorac
Town of Vrgorac
Tin Ujević Street in Vrgorac
Tin Ujević Street in Vrgorac
Flag of Vrgorac
Flag
Coat of arms of Vrgorac
Coat of arms
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Vrgorac
Vrgorac
Location of Vrgorac in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°22′E / 43.20°N 17.37°E / 43.20; 17.37
Country Croatia
Historical regionDalmatian Hinterland
County Split-Dalmatia
Government
 • MayorAnte Pranić (NLM)
Area
[1]
 • Town278.6 km2 (107.6 sq mi)
 • Urban
13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town5,698
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,132
 • Urban density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21276
Area code021
ClimateCfa
Websitevrgorac.hr


Demographics edit

The total population of Vrgorac is 6,572 (census 2011), in the following settlements:[3]

  • Banja, population 202
  • Dragljane, population 52
  • Draževitići, population 203
  • Duge Njive, population 105
  • Dusina, population 494
  • Kljenak, population 86
  • Kokorići, population 161
  • Kotezi, population 278
  • Kozica, population 56
  • Mijaca, population 95
  • Orah, population 268
  • Podprolog, population 355
  • Poljica Kozička, population 172
  • Prapatnice, population 179
  • Rašćane, population 130
  • Ravča, population 154
  • Stilja, population 320
  • Umčani, population 227
  • Veliki Prolog, population 499
  • Vina, population 134
  • Višnjica, population 14
  • Vlaka, population 41
  • Vrgorac, population 2,039
  • Zavojane, population 308

In the 2011 census, 99% of the population were Croats.[4]

Town of Vrgorac: Population trends 1857–2021
population
7618
7865
8701
10251
11910
12859
12838
12756
11621
11612
11246
9927
8228
7497
7593
6572
5698
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications
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Prehistory edit

In the area Veliki Vanik two early or middle Bronze Age individuals were found, probably Proto-Illyrians, one was genetically determined as haplogroup J2b2a1.[5][6][7]

Notable people edit

 
Nikola Vujčić

References edit

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vrgorac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Split-Dalmatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ^ "Scientific Papers – J2-M172". j2-m172.info. J2 Research Team: Rottensteiner et. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  6. ^ Novak, M.; Vyroubal, V.; Bedić, Ž. (2011). Palaeodemographic and palaeopathological characteristics of individuals buried in three Bronze Age sites from southern Croatia. Department of Archaeology , Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia.
  7. ^ "The Genomic History of Southeastern Europe" (PDF).
  • Vrgorska krajina

External links edit

  Media related to Vrgorac at Wikimedia Commons

43°12′N 17°22′E / 43.200°N 17.367°E / 43.200; 17.367