Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorsko-goranska županija (Croatian)
Primorje – Gorski Kotar County within Croatia
CountryCroatia
County seatRijeka
Government
  Župan (Prefect)Ivica Lukanović (SDP)
  County Council
41 members
Area
  Total
3,588 km2 (1,385 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
266,183
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Area code051
ISO 3166 codeHR-08
HDI (2022)0.906
very high · 2nd
Websitewww.pgz.hr

Primorje – Gorski Kotar County (Croatian: Primorsko-goranska županija, pronounced [prǐːmorsko-ɡǒranskaː ʒupǎnija]) is a county in western Croatia, most of it based in the historical and cultural region called Croatia proper and some of it in Istria, including the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northern Croatian Littoral, and the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar. Its center is Rijeka. The county's population was 296,195 at the 2011 census.

The county includes the island territories of Krk, Cres, Lošinj and Rab. It borders Slovenia.

The county is divided: