Zagreb County () is a county in Northern Croatia. It surrounds, but does not contain, the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, the county is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring" (). According to the 2021 census, the county has 299,985 inhabitants, Although separated from the city of Zagreb both administratively and territorially, it remains closely linked with it.

Zagreb County borders on Krapina-Zagorje County, the city of Zagreb, Varaždin County, and Koprivnica-Križevci County in the north, Bjelovar-Bilogora County in the east, Sisak-Moslavina County in the south and Karlovac County in the southwest as well as Slovenia in the west.

Franjo Tuđman Airport is located on the territory of Zagreb County, the biggest and most important airport in the country.

Administrative divisions

Zagreb County is divided into 9 towns and 25 municipalities.

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+Towns

|-

! style="width:7.5em" | Name

! Population

! Area

|-

| Dugo Selo

| 17,466

| <span style="display:none">0</span>52.22&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

|-

| Ivanić-Grad

| 14,548

| 173.57&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

|-

| Jastrebarsko

| 15,866

| 226.50&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

|-

| Samobor

| 37,633

| 250.73&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

|-

| Sveta Nedelja

| 18,059

| <span style="display:none">0</span>41.43&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

|-

| Sveti Ivan Zelina

| 15,959

| 184.68&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

|-

| Velika Gorica

| 63,517

| 328.65&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

|-

| Vrbovec

| 14,797

| 159.05&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

|-

| Zaprešić

| 25,223

| <span style="display:none">0</span>52.60&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+Municipalities

|-

! style="width:7.5em" | Name

! Population

  • Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)/Croatian Peasants Party (HSS)/ HSU - 21
  • Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)/Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS)/ Democratic Centre (DC) / HSLS - 19
  • SU - 3
  • HSP - 2

Demographics

thumb|300px|[[Population pyramid of Zagreb County per 2011 Census.]]

See also

  • Zagreb County (former)
  • :Category:Former counties of Croatia

References

  • Zagrebačka županija Official website
  • Zagreb county tourist board