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Physiographically, county is divided into three main parts: elevated hinterland (Dalmatinska zagora) with numerous karstic fields; narrow coastal strip with high population density; and the islands. Parts of the Dinaric Alps, including Dinara itself form the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina while Kozjak, Mosor and Biokovo mountains separate the coastal strip from the hinterland.

The most important economic activity is tourism. Manufacturing and agriculture are in decline.

The county is linked to the rest of Croatia by the newly built four-lane Split- Zadar- Karlovac- Zagreb highway and the Lika railway. Split-Kaštela international airport is used mostly by tourist charter flights in the summer. There is also a smaller paved airfield on the island of Brac.

In the hinterland, larger towns are SinjSinj is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia. The town itself has a population of 11,500 (2001 census), while the population of the administrative municipality which includes surrounding villages is around 25,000. Sinj is the c (pop. 11,500), Imotski (4,350) and Vrgorac (2,200).
Besides the largest city, Split (189,000 city proper, 240,000 incl. Kaštela and Solin), towns on the coast are TrogirTrogir ( Latin Tragurion Italian Tra is a historic town and harbour at the Adriatic coast in Croatia, in Split-Dalmatia county, 27 km west of Split, with population 13,322 (2001), positioned at 43:31N lat and 16:16E long. The city's historic core is on th (11,000), Omiš (6,500) and MakarskaMakarska is a city in the Split-Dalmatia county of Croatia, population 13,716 (2001). It is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia, about 60 km southwest of Split and 140 km north of Dubrovnik. Makarska is a tourist town located on a horseshoe shap (13,400).
On the islands, settlements are smaller due to high emmigration, but mostly urban in character. Among them are Supetar (3,000) on the island of Brac, Hvar (3,700) and Stari Grad (1,900) on HvarHvar is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea off the Dalmatian coast. The town of Stari Grad located on the north of the island (population 2,817, 2001) was the site of one of the first human settlements on the Adriatic islands during the antiquity. and Vis (1,800) and Komiža (1,500) on VisVis is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, the furthest one from the coast that is also inhabited. There are two towns and municipalities on the island, Vis (1,960 inhabitants in the municipality) and Komiza (1,677). The island was inhabited since anci.