sentences:  In the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 2,685, with 1,669 people living in Orehovica, 618 in Podbrest and the remaining 398 in Vularija.The majority of the people identified themselves as Croats during the census.The name Orehovica is derived from "oreh", meaning "walnut" in the Kajkavian dialect of Croatian language, spoken in Međimurje County.