Nova Rača
Municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia
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Nova Rača (historically Racha and Ratcha, old Hungarian name Racsa ), often shortened as just Rača, is a settlement and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.
Nova Rača | |
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Municipality | |
 Interactive map of Nova Rača | |
  Nova Rača | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′N 16°57′E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Bjelovar-Bilogora County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Darko Knežić (HSS) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Urban | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 2,756 |
| • Density | 76.9/sq mi (29.7/km2) |
| • Urban | 382 |
| • Urban density | 220/sq mi (87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | nova-raca |
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 2,756 with 382 living in the town proper.[2] There were 4,077 inhabitants in 2001,[3] of whom 91% were Croats.
In 2021, the municipality consisted of the following settlements:[2]
- Bedenik, population 359
- Bulinac, population 314
- Dautan, population 245
- Drljanovac, population 193
- Kozarevac Račanski, population 103
- Međurača, population 275
- Nevinac, population 172
- Nova Rača, population 382
- Orlovac, population 110
- Sasovac, population 172
- Slovinska Kovačica, population 102
- Stara Rača, population 248
- Tociljevac, population 81
| population | 5361 | 5919 | 5894 | 6307 | 6762 | 7447 | 7198 | 6482 | 6573 | 6664 | 6483 | 5705 | 4882 | 4520 | 4077 | 3433 | 2756 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
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.[4] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Albanians of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Nova Rača but the elections were not organized due to the lack of candidates.[5]
