Kanfanar

Kanfanar Canfanaro
Municipality
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Location of Kanfanar municipality in Istria
Kanfanar
Coordinates: 45°07′N 13°50′E
Country	Croatia
County	Istria County
Area
• Municipality	23.1 sq mi (59.9 km2)
• Urban	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
Population  (2021)
• Municipality	1,498
• Density	65/sq mi (25/km2)
• Urban	485
• Urban density	210/sq mi (81/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	52341 Žminj
Area code	052
Website	kanfanar.hr

Kanfanar (Italian: Canfanaro) is a settlement and a municipality in Istria, Croatia.

Kanfanar lies at the interchange of the Istrian Y motorway A8 and A9, as well as on the Divača – Pula-Pola railway, and was formerly the junction of a branchline to Rovinj-Rovigno. In the 18th century, Kanfanar became a municipal center, and it is known for sacred monuments such as the church of St. Silvester from the 13th century, the church of St. Mary of Lakuć from the 14th century and the church of St. Agate from the 10th century.

Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 1,498 residents in the following 20 settlements:

• Barat, population 48
• Brajkovići, population 92
• Bubani, population 58
• Burići, population 54
• Červari, population 28
• Dubravci, population 5
• Jural, population 16
• Kanfanar, population 485
• Korenići, population 20
• Kurili, population 43
• Ladići, population 35
• Marići, population 127
• Maružini, population 83
• Matohanci, population 68
• Mrgani, population 27
• Okreti, population 47
• Putini, population 85
• Sošići, population 67
• Šorići, population 85
• Žuntići, population 25

Kanfanar: Population trends 1857–2021

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population	1810	1842	1992	2207	2557	2958	2970	3014	2595	2483	2269	1943	1713	1574	1457	1543	1498
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications