Perušić
Perušić | |
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Town center | |
The Municipality of Perušić within Lika-Senj County. | |
| Coordinates: 44°39′N 15°23′E / 44.650°N 15.383°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Lika-Senj |
| Municipality | Perušić |
| Perušić | 1487 |
| Founded by | Dominic and Gaspar Perušić |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivan Turic (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| 147.9 sq mi (383.0 km2) | |
| • Urban | 4.8 sq mi (12.5 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 1,973 | |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (5.2/km2) |
| • Urban | 752 |
| • Urban density | 160/sq mi (60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 Central European Time |
| Postal code | 53202 Perušić |
| Website | perusic |
Perušić is a settlement and a municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. In 2011, the municipality had 2,638 inhabitants, while the central settlement had 852. The municipality is within the mountainous Lika region of central Croatia. The Kosinj valley region sprawls alongside it.
Perušić is one of the lowest inhabited municipalities in Croatia, with a shrinking population. Farming and agricultural industries are the main occupations. The small settlements of the municipality are built on hillsides due to frequent flooding.