The subdivisions of Croatia on the first level are the 20 counties (županija, pl. županije) and one city-county (grad, "city").

On the second level these are municipalities (općina, pl. općine) and cities (grad, pl. gradovi). Both of these types of subdivisions encompass one or multiple settlements (naselje, pl. naselja) which are not public or legal entities, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics consider them as non-administrative units – human settlements, similar to the United States census designated places. As parts of the cities or the (larger) municipalities they may form city districts (gradski kotari or gradske četvrti) or local committee areas (mjesni odbori). Small municipalities usually consist of only one settlement.

Current (since 1992)

Counties (21) Bjelovar-Bilogora Brod-Posavina Dubrovnik-Neretva Istria Karlovac Koprivnica-Križevci Krapina-Zagorje Lika-Senj Međimurje Osijek-Baranja Požega-Slavonia Primorje-Gorski Kotar Šibenik-Knin Sisak-Moslavina Split-Dalmatia Varaždin Virovitica-Podravina Vukovar-Syrmia Zadar Zagreb City of Zagreb Cities and Municipalities (556) City districts and Local committee areas Settlements (6,749) (non-legal, non-public entities)

1975–1990

Unions of Municipalities (zajednica općina, pl. zajednice općina) (11), including City of Zagreb Union of Municipalities (Zagreb metropolitan area) and City of Split Union of Municipalities (Split metropolitan area) Municipalities (općina, pl. općine) Local communities (mjesna zajednica, pl. mjesne zajednice) Settlements (non legal or public entities)

1967–1975 Municipalities Settlements (non legal or public entities)

1952–1967 Districts (kotar, pl. kotari) and Cities (grad, pl. gradovi) City municipalities (Townships) and Municipalities (gradske općine and općine) Settlements (non legal or public entities)

1947–1952 Oblasts Bjelovar Karlovac Osijek Rijeka Split Zagreb Districts People's Committee Areas (mjesni narodni odbori)

1945–1947 Oblasts Circles (okrug, pl. okruzi) Districts People's Committee Areas (mjesni narodni odbor, pl. mjesni narodni odbori) - village people's committees and, raion people's committee, town/city people's committee

N.B. Until 1963 all subdivisions were governed by the elected people's committees. From 1963 to 1992 these were administered by the respective (elected) assemblies.

1941–1945

Independent State of Croatia

Counties (22) Baranja Bilogora Bribir and Sidraga Cetina Dubrava Gora Hum Krbava – Psat Lašva and Glaž Lika and Gacka Livac and Zapolje Modruš Pliva and Rama Pokupje Posavje Prigorje Sana and Luka Usora and Soli Vinodol and Podgorje Vrhbosna Vuka Zagorje Zagreb Districts Municipalities Cadastral municipalities (katastarske općine) (non legal or public entities, non local authorities)

1929–1941

Banovinas Banovina of Croatia Sava Banovina Littoral Banovina Districts Cities and municipalities Cadastral municipalities (non legal or public entities, non local authorities)

1922–1929

Oblasts Oblast of Dubrovnik Oblast of Karlovac Oblast of Osijek Oblast of Split Oblast of Vukovar (partially) Oblast of Zagreb Districts Cities and municipalities Cadastral municipalities (non legal or public entities, non local authorities)

Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (1868–1922)

Counties Modruš-Rijeka County Zagreb County Varaždin County Bjelovar-Križevci County Virovitica County Požega County Syrmia County Lika-Krbava County Districts Cities and municipalities Cadastral municipalities (non legal or public entities, non local authorities)

Medieval Croatian Kingdom

CountiesVrbošić, Josip. POVIJESNI PREGLED RAZVITKA ŽUPANIJSKE UPRAVE I SAMOUPRAVE U HRVATSKOJ, University of Osijek. Livno Cetina Imotski Pliva Pesenta Klis Bribir Nin Knin Sidraga Nona (Luka) Gacka Krbava Lika

See also Counties of Croatia Croatian cities Municipalities of Croatia NUTS of Croatia ISO 3166-2 codes of Croatia Administrative divisions of the Banovina of Croatia Counties of the Independent State of Croatia Former counties of Croatia (in Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia) Administrative divisions of Yugoslavia

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