Majur, Sisak-Moslavina County

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Majur
Općina Majur
Municipality of Majur
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Majur
Location of Majur in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°15′0″N16°31′48″E / 45.25000°N 16.53000°E / 45.25000; 16.53000
Country Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Region Continental Croatia
County Flag of Sisak-Moslavina County.png Sisak-Moslavina
Municipality Majur
Area
[1]
   Municipality 67.4 km2 (26.0 sq mi)
  Urban
4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2021) [2]
   Municipality 760
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
   Urban
272
  Urban density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code (+385) 044
Website opcina-majur.hr
Image of Majur municipality within Sisak-Moslavina County (183) Majur Municipality.PNG
Image of Majur municipality within Sisak-Moslavina County

Majur is a settlement and a municipality in central Croatia in the Sisak-Moslavina County. It has a population of 1,185, 70.04% of whom are Croats (2011 census) and 27.26% are ethnic Serbs. [3]

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By census 1991 Serbs were a majority 1,381 (54.05%), followed by Croats 1,036 (40.54%), Yugoslavs 72 (2.81%) and others 66 (2.58%).[ citation needed ] Majur is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia. [4]

History

Demographics

Settlements

The municipality consists of 11 settlements: [5]

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. [6] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Majur. [7]

Sights

Notable natives and residents

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References

  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 Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Sisak-Moslavina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Majur". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. III. SISAČKO-MOSLAVAČKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 23. Retrieved 11 June 2023.

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