Zadar County

Zadar County (Croatian: Zadarska županija, [zâdarskaː ʒupǎnija]) is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its seat is the city of Zadar. Among the largest towns in the county of Zadar are: Zadar, Benkovac, Bibinje, Biograd, Nin, Obrovac and Pag. The county of Zadar includes the islands of Dugi otok, Ugljan, Pašman, Molat, Lavdara, Zverinac, Vir and most of Pag, as well as a number of other, smaller islands. It also features the Paklenica national park. The county's area is 7,854 km, 3,646 km is land, which accounts for 6.4% of the territory of Croatia. The sea area of the county is 3,632 km (around 12% of the territorial waters) and the insular area is 580 km, with more than 300 smaller and larger islands (Zadar Archipelago). The length of its coastline (including the islands) is 1,300 km. Zadar County is divided into: See organization of Croatian counties. As of 2014, the Župan is Božidar Longin of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), and the county assembly's 42 representatives are affiliated as follows: 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.