Istria County

Istria County
Istarska županija (Croatian)
Regione istriana (Italian)
Flag of Istria County
Coat of arms of Istria County
Anthem: Krasna zemljo (Croatian)
"Beautiful land"
Istria County within Croatia
Istria County within Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seat

Largest City
Pazin

Pula
Government
 • ŽupanBoris Miletić (Ind.)
 • Assembly
41 members
Area
 • Total2,813 km2 (1,086 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total195,794
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official languagesCroatian and Italian
Area code052
ISO 3166 codeHR-18
HDI (2021)0.875[3]
very high · 3rd
Websitewww.istra-istria.hr

Istria County (/ˈɪstriə/; Croatian: Istarska županija; Italian: Regione istriana, lit. "Istrian Region") is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the majority of the Istrian peninsula.

Administrative centers in the county are Pazin, Pula and Poreč.[4] Istria County has the largest Italian-speaking population in Croatia.

  1. ^ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 62. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  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. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Regione Istriana: Struttura organizzativa" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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