Brod-Posavina County (Croatian: Brodsko-posavska županija) is the southern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its center is the city of Slavonski Brod and it spreads along the left bank of the Sava river, hence the name Posavina. Other notable towns include Nova Gradiška.
Contents
Geography
The Brod-Posavina County borders on the Sisak-Moslavina County in the west, Požega-Slavonia County in the north, Osijek-Baranja County in the northeast, and Vukovar-Syrmia County in the east.
Administrative divisions
Brod-Posavina County is further divided into 2 towns (grad, pl. gradovi) and 26 municipalities (općina, pl. općine).
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, the county had 130,267 residents. The population density was 64 people per km2.
As of the 2011 census, the county had 158,575 residents. The population density was 78 people per km2.
Ethnic Croats form the overwhelming majority of the county. The 2011 census recorded Croats at 95.0% of the population, followed by Serbs at 2.6%.
Politics
County Assembly
Following the 2025 Croatian local elections the Assembly of the Brod-Posavina County was composed of 37 elected representatives. Out of a total of 125,464 eligible voters 52,433 (41.79%) participated in the elections and 52,413 (41.78%) submitted their ballots. There were 49,984 (95.37%) valid and 2,429 (4.63%) invalid ballots.
The Croatian Democratic Union got 21,368 (42.74%) ballots and 17 elected representatives. The Independent Politician Mirko Duspara got 11,570 (23.14%) ballots and 9 elected representatives. The Croatian Peasant Party in coalition with Croatian Party of Rights, Croatian Social Liberal Party, The Bridge, Bolje sutra Independent List, Croatian Sovereignists, Party of Pensioners and Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats got 6,402 (12.80%) ballots and 5 elected representatives. The Social Democratic Party of Croatia got 5,909 ballots (11.82%) and 4 elected representatives. Homeland Movement got 3,751 ballots (7.50%) and 2 elected representatives. Law and Justice got 984 ballots (1.96%) which was under the threshold to enter into the assembly.
Minority councils and representatives
Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked by local or regional authorities with advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. During the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections, Roma and Serbs of Croatia elected 25 minority members of councils for Brod-Posavina County while Albanians, Bosniaks and Ukrainians of Croatia elected individual representatives. Certain municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils and representatives as well.