Podgorač (, ) is a municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia.
In the 2011 census, there were a total of 2,877 inhabitants in the municipality, in the following settlements: Bijela Loza, population 147 Budimci, population 670 Kelešinka, population 57 Kršinci, population 126 Ostrošinci, population 95 Podgorač, population 866 Poganovci, population 235 Razbojište, population 283 Stipanovci, population 398
In the same census, 81% of the population were Croats and 16.20% Serbs.
Colonist settlements of Ličani and Rudolfovac were established on the territory of the village municipality during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.
Politics Minority councils Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting the local or regional authorities where they advocate for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Roma and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members municipal minority councils of the Podgorač Municipality.
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