Šibenik-Knin County

Šibenik-Knin County (pronounced [ʃîbeniːk-knîːn]; Croatian: Šibensko-kninska županija [ʃîbensko-knîːnskaː ʒupǎnija]) is a county in southern Croatia, located in the north-central part of Dalmatia. The biggest city in the county is Šibenik, which also serves as county seat. Other notable towns in the county are Knin, Vodice, Drniš and Skradin.

Šibenik-Knin County Šibensko-kninska županija (Croatian)
County
Flag Coat of arms
Šibenik-Knin County within Croatia
Country	Croatia
County seat	Šibenik
Government
• Župan (Prefect)	Paško Rakić (HDZ)
• County Assembly	37 members • HDZ (14) • Independent List Stipe Petrina (7) • List of a group of voters Marko Jelić (6) • SDP (3) • Most–DP–Loza (3) • SDSS (2) • HS–HKS–Hrast–NHR (2)
Area [1]
• Total	2,984 km2 (1,152 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	96,381
• Density	32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Area code	022
ISO 3166 code	HR-15
HDI (2022)	0.853[3] very high · 11th
Website	www.sibensko-kninska-zupanija.hr

The county covers 2984 km². It includes 242 islands and national parks, Krka and Kornati.

Administrative division

Šibenik-Knin county is administratively subdivided into:

• City of Šibenik (county seat)
• City of Knin
• Town of Drniš
• Town of Skradin
• Town of Vodice
• Municipality of Biskupija
• Municipality of Civljane
• Municipality of Ervenik
• Municipality of Kijevo
• Municipality of Kistanje
• Municipality of Murter-Kornati — Murter, the capital of the municipality
• Municipality of Pirovac
• Municipality of Primošten
• Municipality of Promina — Oklaj, the capital of the municipality
• Municipality of Rogoznica
• Municipality of Ružić — Gradac, the capital of the municipality
• Municipality of Tisno
• Municipality of Unešić
• Municipality of Bilice
• Municipality of Tribunj — founded in 2006, separated from Vodice

County government

As of 2021^[update], the Župan is Marko Jelić (Ind.),^[4] and the county assembly's 37 representatives are affiliated as follows:^[5]

Political party	Seats won	Government
Croatian Democratic Union	14 / 37	Opposition
Independent List Stipe Petrina	7 / 37	Government
List of a group of voters Marko Jelić	6 / 37	Government
Social Democratic Party of Croatia	3 / 37	Government
Most	2 / 37	Government
Independent Democratic Serb Party	2 / 37	Government
Croatian Sovereignists	2 / 37	Opposition
Homeland Movement	1 / 37	Government

Demographics

Population pyramid of Šibenik-Knin county per the 2011 Census

Historical populations of Šibenik-Knin County

Year Pop. ±% 1857 85,163 —     1869 89,831 +5.5% 1880 92,854 +3.4% 1890 103,302 +11.3% 1900 118,310 +14.5% 1910 130,238 +10.1% 1921 134,215 +3.1% 1931 147,166 +9.6% 1948 148,360 +0.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1953 157,405 +6.1% 1961 164,757 +4.7% 1971 161,199 −2.2% 1981 152,128 −5.6% 1991 152,477 +0.2% 2001 112,891 −26.0% 2011 109,375 −3.1% 2021 96,381 −11.9%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005

According to the 2021 census, Šibenik-Knin County has a population of 96,381.^[2] Croats make up a majority with 88,60% of the population. The Serbs are the second largest ethnic group (8,37%).^[6]

Šibenik-Knin County: Population trends 1857–2021

v

population	85163	89831	92854	103302	118310	130238	134215	147166	148360	157405	164757	161199	152128	152477	112891	109375	96381
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

In 1991, before the war, Croats were in majority (61,7%), with a Serb minority of 34,2%.^[7]