Split is the second largest city in Croatia after the capital Zagreb, situated on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. It is the administrative seat of Split-Dalmatia County and the largest city on the Croatian coast, serving as a key economic, cultural, and transportation hub for the region. The city grew up around the historic core of Diocletian's Palace and has a continuous urban tradition spanning more than seventeen centuries; it has a population of over 160,000, with roughly 310,000 people in its wider metropolitan area.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Split, Croatia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Wikipedia infobox 'Founded as Aspálathos' = '3rd or 2nd century BCE' on 'Split, Croatia'
Infobox: elevation_m
0
Infobox: population_total
160577
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Split, Croatia (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 43.51, longitude 16.44
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 0 m
P2046 (area)
area 79.4 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2021)
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 16.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 16.25
43.75 16.25 Cfb
4. GeoNames: Split - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3190261, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.14 km)Quote, cities500 record 3190261, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.14 km)
43.50891 16.43915 P PPLA HR 15 3190259 149830 12 Europe/Zagreb
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