Administrative divisions of Croatia

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

 * Counties
 * Livno
 * Cetina
 * Imotski
 * Pliva
 * Pesenta
 * Klis
 * Bribir
 * Nin
 * Knin
 * Sidraga
 * Luka
 * Gacka
 * Krbava
 * Lika