Klek (Italian: Clesto) is a village along the Adriatic Sea in southern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is a tourist locality, located in the municipality of Slivno and near the village of Komarna and the town of Neum, across the border in Bosnia and Herzegovina, right across the peninsula of Klek.

Klek
Clesto
Village
Klek is located in Croatia
Klek
Klek
Coordinates: 42°56′47″N 17°33′52″E / 42.94639°N 17.56444°E / 42.94639; 17.56444
Country Croatia
County Dubrovnik-Neretva County
MunicipalitySlivno
Area
 • Total0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total177
 • Density200/sq mi (77/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographics

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According to the 2021 census, its population was 177.[2] It was 230 in 2011.[3]

 
Borders of Bosnia Herzegovina near Neum as modified according to the 1999 agreement

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Klek". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.