| Latitude | 45.04°N |
| Longitude | 13.37°E |
| Mayor | Giovanni Sponza |
| Population (2001) | 14.234 |
| Surface (km²) | 88 |
| Time zone (UTC) | UTC+1 Central European Time |
Rovinj (Italian: Rovigno) is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 14,234 (2001). It is located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula and is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port. There is a sizeable community of Italians and the town is officially bilingual (Croatian and Italian). Moreover, Istriot, an ancient romance language once widely spoken in this part of Istria, is still spoken by part of the residents. There is a centre of History Research which is an institution of the Council of Europe.
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Rovinj is a town in Croatia, on the west coast of Istria, on 45° 01' of latitude and 13° 38' of longitude east of Greenwich. It is one of nine towns in Istrian County. The climate is Mediterranean. The average temperature is 4.8° C in January and 22.3° C in July. The average annual temperature is 16° C. Sea temperature is more than 20° C from the middle of June to the middle of September. The average annual sea temperature is 16.6 ° C. From the middle of May to the middle of September the sun shines more than 10 hours a day. The rainfall averages 940 mm a year. The average humidity is 72%. Vegetation is subtropical. In Rovinj Archipelago there are 22 islets.
There are 15,000 people living in Rovinj. The majority of its citizens are Croats. There are around 2,400 Italians living in Rovinj. Ethnic minorities are Bosniaks,Albanians,Slovenians and Serbs.
The City Assembly is composed of 19 representatives, coming from the following political parties:
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Cities and towns: Pula | Pazin | Poreč | Buje | Buzet | Labin | Novigrad | Rovinj | Umag | Vodnjan |
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