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Nova Rača

Coordinates: 45°48′N 16°57′E / 45.800°N 16.950°E / 45.800; 16.950
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Nova Rača
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Nova Rača is located in Croatia
Nova Rača
Nova Rača
Coordinates: 45°48′N 16°57′E / 45.800°N 16.950°E / 45.800; 16.950
Country Croatia
County Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Area
 • Municipality
35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Urban
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
2,756
 • Density77/sq mi (30/km2)
 • Urban
382
 • Urban density220/sq mi (87/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitenova-raca.hr

Nova Rača (historically Racha and Ratcha), often known as just Rača, is a settlement and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 2,756 with 382 living in the town proper.[2] There were 4,077 inhabitants in 2001,[3] of whom 91% were Croats.

In the 2011 census, the municipality was divided into the following settlements:[4]

Politics

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Minority councils and representatives

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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 Albanians of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Nova Rača but the elections were not organized due to the lack of candidates.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2001 Census: Nova Rača". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2001. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2002.
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Nova Rača". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. VII. BJELOVARSKO-BILOGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 20. Retrieved 10 June 2023.