Gradac, Split-Dalmatia County
Gradac (pronounced [ɡrǎːdats]); Italian: Labinezza), is a municipality in southern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is situated halfway between Split and Dubrovnik. The town of Ploče is 12 km south of Gradac, while the town of Makarska is 42 km north.
Gradac | |
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Municipality | |
| Općina Gradac Gradac Municipality | |
Gradac | |
Gradac Location of Gradac within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′17″N 17°20′28″E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Split-Dalmatia County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Matko Burić (SDP) |
| • Municipal Council | 13 members |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 72.1 km2 (27.8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipality | 2,401 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 989 |
| • Urban density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21300 |
| Area code | 021 |
| Website | opcinagradac |
The municipality, consisting of the coastal settlements Drvenik, Zaostrog, Podaca, Brist and Gradac itself, marks the end of the riviera and the county.
Municipality has very low density of permanent population (mostly native to Dalmatia, or the rest of Croatia and neighboring Bosnia & Herzegovina), with handful of people outside of the region.
In the early Covid-19 pandemic in Croatia this low mobility helped in the control of the pandemic, as there were no positive cases reported and all preventive measures were easier to implement early and effectively, as in few other sub-urban areas.