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Zadar

Southern Europe

Zadar, historically known as Zara, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia, situated on the Adriatic Sea in the northwestern part of the Ravni Kotari region. It is the seat of Zadar County and of the wider northern Dalmatian region. The city proper covers 25 square kilometers and had a population of 75,082 in 2011, making it the second largest city in Dalmatia and the fifth largest in Croatia.

Facts
Population
70,779 1
Area (sq km)
192.4 2
Founding Year
384 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2021 2
Elevation (m)
5 2
Latitude
44.114167 degrees north 2
Longitude
15.2275 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Zadar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    70779
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Croatia; continent follows from the atlas record for Croatia
    [ˈdzaːra]; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia
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2. Zadar (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 44.114167, longitude 15.2275
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 5 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 192.4 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception -384
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2021)
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Wikidata: Zadar
Wikidata Q3370, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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