Bjelovar

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Bjelovar
City
Grad Bjelovar City of Bjelovar
Top: Preradović Street; Center left: Bjelovar Town Hall; Center right: Cathedral and city park; Bottom left: Stjepan Radić Square; Bottom right: Borik memorial park
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Grad sira (City of cheese), Bilogorska metropola (Bilogora Metropolis)
Bjelovar Location of Bjelovar in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°54′N 16°50′E / 45.900°N 16.833°E / 45.900; 16.833
Country	Croatia
County	Bjelovar-Bilogora
Government
• Mayor	Dario Hrebak (HSLS)
• City Council	21 members[1]   HSLS (10)   DBNL, HNS, HSU, R, HSS, GLAS (4)   HDZ (3)   DP (2)   Centre, D (1)   SDP (1)
Area [2]
• City	187.9 km2 (72.5 sq mi)
• Urban	23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• City	36,316
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
• Urban	24,392
• Urban density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Bjelovarian (en) Bjelovarčanin (hr, male) Bjelovarčanka (hr, female)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	43000
Area code	043
Vehicle registration	BJ
Climate	Humid continental climate Dfa
Website	bjelovar.hr

Bjelovar (Hungarian: Belovár, German: Bellowar, Czech: Bělovar or Bělovár, Kajkavian: Belovar, Latin: Bellovarium) is a city in central Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County as well as one of the youngest cities in Croatia, officially founded in the year 1756. At the 2021 census, there were 36,433 inhabitants, of whom 93.06% were Croats.^{[citation needed]}