Novigrad, Istria

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official_name = Novigrad - Cittanova
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leader_name = Anteo Milos, (IDS)
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website = [http://www.novigrad.hr novigrad.hr]
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Novigrad ( _it. Cittanova or "Cittanova d'Istria") is a town and a municipality in Istria, Croatia. It is also known as Novigrad Istarski to distinguish it from three other Croatian towns of the same name.

Geography

Novigrad is set on a small peninsula on the western coast of Istria, two kilometres north of the mouth of the river Mirna. The area covered by the municipality extends from the village of Dajla in the north to the mouth of the River Mirna in the south.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Novigrad had 2,629 residents, with a total municipal population of 4,002. Croats comprised 70% of the total population, followed by Italians 12.7%, Albanians 3.1%, Serbs 2%, Slovenes 1.9% and those declaring themselves as Istrians 1.2%.

Towns and villages in the municipality

*Antenal - Antenal

*Bužinija - Businia

*Dajla - Daila

*Mareda - Mareda

External links

* [http://www.rzfoto.sk/novigrad2005 Some photos from Novigrad]