Supetar

Supetar
Grad Supetar
Town of Supetar
Supetar harbor
Supetar harbor
Supetar is located in Croatia
Supetar
Supetar
Location of Supetar in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°23′04″N 16°33′19″E / 43.38444°N 16.55528°E / 43.38444; 16.55528
Country Croatia
County Split-Dalmatia
IslandBrač
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorIvana Marković (SDP)
Area
 • Town29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town4,325
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,415
 • Urban density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21 400
Area code021
Licence plateST
Websitegradsupetar.hr
Place name sign in the Supetar harbour

Supetar (Croatian pronunciation: [sǔpetar], Italian: San Pietro della Brazza) is a town on the northern part of the Dalmatian island of Brač, in the Split-Dalmatia County, in Croatia. It became the island's official centre in 1827.[3] The town of Supetar includes Supetar itself and the three villages of Splitska, Škrip and Mirca.

With a population of 3,213, Supetar is the island's largest town. It is accessible by ferry (Jadrolinija, the ferry ride from the mainland city of Split takes 50 minutes) or via Brač Airport which is located 30 kilometres to the southeast.

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Naklada Naprijed, The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide, pg. 274, Zagreb (1999), ISBN 953-178-097-8