Šibenik-Knin County (pronounced [ʃîbeniːk-knîːn]; Croatian: Šibensko-kninska županija [ʃîbensko-knîːnskaː ʒupǎnija]) is a county in southern Croatia, located in the north-central part of Dalmatia. The biggest city in the county is Šibenik, which also serves as the county seat. Other notable towns in the county are Knin, Vodice, Drniš and Skradin.
The county covers 2984 km2. It includes 242 islands and national parks, Krka and Kornati.
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Administrative division
Šibenik-Knin county is administratively subdivided into:
City of Šibenik (county seat)
City of Knin
Town of Drniš
Town of Skradin
Town of Vodice
Municipality of Biskupija
Municipality of Civljane
Municipality of Ervenik
Municipality of Kijevo
Municipality of Kistanje
Municipality of Murter-Kornati — Murter, the capital of the municipality
Municipality of Pirovac
Municipality of Primošten
Municipality of Promina — Oklaj, the capital of the municipality
Municipality of Rogoznica
Municipality of Ružić — Gradac, the capital of the municipality
Municipality of Tisno
Municipality of Unešić
Municipality of Bilice
Municipality of Tribunj — founded in 2006, separated from Vodice
County government
As of 2021, the Župan is Marko Jelić (Ind.), and the county assembly's 37 representatives are affiliated as follows:
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, Šibenik-Knin County has a population of 96,381. Croats make up a majority with 88,60% of the population. The Serbs are the second largest ethnic group (8,37%).
In 1991, before the war, Croats were in majority (61,7%), with a Serb minority of 34,2%.