Đakovo is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia, 37 km to the southwest of Osijek and 34 km southeast of Našice; elevation 111 m. It has a population of 20,912, with a total of 30,092 in the municipality (census 2001). Đakovo is the centre of the fertile and rich Đakovo region (Đakovština).
Chief occupations include farming, livestock breeding, leather and wool processing; horse selection centre; major industries are wood processing (furniture), textiles, chemicals and food processing, building material, printing and tourism. Đakovo is located at the intersection of the main road (M17.01, E73) Osijek–Đakovo, the regional road Našice–Đakovo and the railroad Ploče–Sarajevo–Vrpolje–Osijek–Budapest.
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