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.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Split, Croatia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Wikipedia infobox 'Founded as Aspálathos' = '3rd or 2nd century BCE' on 'Split, Croatia'
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)
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