Murter (town)

Murter
Municipality
Murter
Coordinates: 43°49′12″N 15°35′31″E / 43.82°N 15.592°E / 43.82; 15.592
Country  Croatia
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,044

Murter is a town on the eponymous island of Murter in central Dalmatia, Croatia. It forms a municipality of Murter-Kornati, which is separate from the municipality of Tisno that covers the rest of the island.

Population

In the 2011 census, the population was 2,044, including 19 residents of the Kornati.[1] In the same census, an absolute majority were ethnic Croats with 97.65%.[2]

Geography

The town of Murter spans the following areas:

Due to Murter residents' growing concentration on the sea, the newer part of Murter was built on the coast of Hramina.

References

  1. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Murter". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Šibenik-Knin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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