Punat
Municipality
Punat is located in Croatia
Punat
Punat
Location of Punat in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°00′52.92″N 14°37′44.04″E / 45.0147000°N 14.6289000°E / 45.0147000; 14.6289000
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
SettlementsPunat, Stara Baška
Government
  MayorDaniel Strčić
Area
  Municipality34.0 km2 (13.1 sq mi)
  Urban
20.6 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Municipality1,900
  Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
  Urban
1,784
  Urban density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Postal code
51521
Websitepunat.hr
Punat

Punat is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia on the island of Krk. The municipality has a population of 1,900, with 90% Croats (2021). With Stara Baška being the only other settlement in the municipality, the village of Punat itself has a population of 1,784.[2] The town first appears in writings from 1377 AD, but the exact date of its foundation is not known. In the bay, there is the little island of Košljun.

References

  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.

45°00′52.92″N 14°37′44.04″E / 45.0147000°N 14.6289000°E / 45.0147000; 14.6289000


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