Garčin
Municipality in Croatia
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Garčin is a village and a municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia.
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  Garčin | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′55″N 18°11′02″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Brod-Posavina County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mato Grgić (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| 88.3 km2 (34.1 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| 3,951 | |
| • Density | 44.7/km2 (116/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 733 |
| • Urban density | 39.2/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code[3] | 35212 Garčin |
| Area code | (+385) 35 |
| Website | opcina-garcin |
Demographics
In 2021, the municipality had 3,951 residents in the following 8 settlements:[2]
- Bicko Selo, population 432
- Garčin, population 733
- Klokočevik, population 477
- Sapci, population 406
- Selna, population 284
- Trnjani, population 697
- Vrhovina, population 172
- Zadubravlje, population 750
| population | 2841 | 3169 | 3011 | 4035 | 4467 | 5250 | 5066 | 5463 | 5769 | 6014 | 6088 | 5804 | 5607 | 5542 | 5586 | 4806 | 3951 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Politics
Minority councils
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.[5] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Garčin but the elections were not held due to the lack of candidates.[6]
