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Medjimurje
The Medjimurje County is the most northern located county of The Republic of Croatia. The County is surrounded by the rivers Mura on the north and north-east, the Drava on the south, and the Slovenian border to the west. In western part of the county, there are slopes of Alpine foothills, while toward the east it touches the flat Pannonian plains.
Position of The Medjimurje County in The Republic of Croatia
Of the whole area, (729,5 km2), 367,6 km2 (50,40 %) are used in agriculture; 27.5 km2 (3,80 %) are covered with orchards; 11 km2 (1,50 %) of the hilly area are the vineyards. Pasturelands and forests cover 113 km2.
According to the population census carried out in 2001 Medjimurje has 118.426 inhabitants and it has the highest population density in Croatia (162.3 inhabitants/km2). However there are significant differences in population density between different parts of the County (Picture 1 2). The population of Medjimurje accounts for 2,5% of total population of The Republic of Croatia. The average age of the inhabitants is 37.6 years.
Population density in Medjimurje County
Source: Regional Operative Programme of the Medjimurje County for the period 2006-2013