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Vir (municipality)

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Vir is a municipality on the eponymous island of Vir in Zadar County, Croatia. The municipality was established in 1993, incorporating three settlements, that of Lozice, Torovi and Vir, and the islet of Školjčić.[3][4] Before the independence of Croatia, Vir was administratively part of the former Municipality of Zadar.[3]

Country Croatia
Postal code
23234 Vir
Websitevir.hr
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Vir is located in Croatia
Vir
Vir
Location within Croatia
Coordinates: 44°18′N 15°5′E
Country Croatia
County Zadar County
Area
 • Total
22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
3,045
 • Density137/km2 (355/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23234 Vir
Area code023
Websitevir.hr
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Demographics

Municipality of Vir: Population trends 1857–2021

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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.[5] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Bosniaks of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Vir with 9 members being elected in the end.[6]

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