Varaždin County is a county in Hrvatsko Zagorje. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin. The county contains the city of Varaždin, the towns of: Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Toplice, as well as 22 municipalities. It covers an area of 1,262 square kilometres and had a population of 175,951 in the 2011 census.