Districts of Serbia

Districts of Serbia
Окрузи Србије
*Okruzi Srbije*
Districts of Serbia; Окрузи Србије; Okruzi Srbije
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Serbia
Number	24 Districts (29 including Kosovo) + City of Belgrade
Populations	91,754 (Toplica) – 1,687,132 (Belgrade)
Areas	1,248 km2 (482 sq mi) (Podunavlje) – 6,140 km2 (2,370 sq mi) (Zlatibor)
Government	District government, National government;
Subdivisions	Municipality and city;

An okrug is one of the first-level administrative divisions of Serbia, corresponding to a "district" in many other countries (Serbia also claims two autonomous provinces). The term okrug (pl. okruzi) literally means "encircling", and can also be translated as "county", though it is generally rendered by the Serbian government as "district".

The Serbian local government reforms of 1992, going into effect the following year, created 29 districts,^[1] with the City of Belgrade holding similar authority. Following the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, the districts created by the UNMIK-Administration were adopted by Kosovo^[a]. The Serbian government does not recognize these districts.

The districts of Serbia are generally named after historical and geographical regions, though some, such as the Pčinja District and the Nišava District, are named after local rivers. Their areas and populations vary, ranging from the relatively-small Podunavlje District to the much larger Zlatibor District.

As regional centers of state authority, the districts have little room for self-government and do not have local flags. Still, they are each run by a commissioner as well as cooperating municipal leaders. The districts can be further divided into cities and municipalities.

Definition[]

The territorial organisation of Serbia is regulated by the Law on Territorial Organization, adopted by the National Assembly on 29 December 2007.^[2] According to the Law, the territorial organization of the republic comprises municipalities and cities, the City of Belgrade with special status, and autonomous provinces. Districts are not mentioned in this law but are defined by the Government of Serbia's Enactment of 29 January 1992. They are defined as the districts as "regional centers of state authority", enacting affairs run by the relevant Ministries.

Serbia is divided into 29 districts (8 in Šumadija and Western Serbia, 9 in Southern and Eastern Serbia, 7 in Vojvodina and 5 in Kosovo and Metohija^[a]), plus the City of Belgrade. The City of Belgrade is not part of any district, but has a special status very similar to that of a district.

List of districts[]

Šumadija and Western Serbia[]

District	Seat	Area in km²	Population 2011	Population per km²	Municipalities and cities	Settlements
Kolubara District (Kolubarski okrug)	Valjevo	2,474	174,228	70.4	Osečina Ub Lajkovac City of Valjevo Mionica Ljig	218
Mačva District (Mačvanski okrug)	Šabac	3,268	297,778	91.1	Bogatić City of Šabac City of Loznica Vladimirci Koceljeva Mali Zvornik Krupanj Ljubovija	228
Moravica District (Moravički okrug)	Čačak	3,016	212,149	70.3	Gornji Milanovac City of Čačak Lučani Ivanjica	206
Pomoravlje District (Pomoravski okrug)	Jagodina	2,614	212,839	84.8	City of Jagodina Ćuprija Paraćin Svilajnac Despotovac Rekovac	191
Rasina District (Rasinski okrug)	Kruševac	2,667	240,463	90.2	Varvarin Trstenik Ćićevac City of Kruševac Aleksandrovac Brus	296
Raška District (Raški okrug)	Kraljevo	3,918	300,102	76.6	City of Kraljevo Vrnjačka Banja Raška City of Novi Pazar Tutin	359
Šumadija District (Šumadijski okrug)	Kragujevac	2,387	290,900	121.8	Aranđelovac Topola Rača Batočina Knić Lapovo City of Kragujevac	174
Zlatibor District (Zlatiborski okrug)	Užice	6,140	284,729	46.4	Bajina Bašta Kosjerić City of Užice Požega Čajetina Arilje Nova Varoš Prijepolje Sjenica Priboj	438

Southern and Eastern Serbia[]

District	Seat	Area in km²	Population 2011	Population per km²	Municipalities and cities	Settlements
Bor District (Borski okrug)	Bor	3,507	123,848	35.3	City of Bor Kladovo Majdanpek Negotin	90
Braničevo District (Braničevski okrug)	Požarevac	3,865	180,480	46.7	Veliko Gradište City of Požarevac Golubac Malo Crniće Žabari Petrovac Kučevo Žagubica	189
Jablanica District (Jablanički okrug)	Leskovac	2,769	215,463	77.8	City of Leskovac Bojnik Lebane Medveđa Vlasotince Crna Trava	336
Nišava District (Nišavski okrug)	Niš	2,729	373,404	136.8	Aleksinac Svrljig Merošina Ražanj Doljevac Gadžin Han City of Niš	285
Pčinja District (Pčinjski okrug)	Vranje	3,520	158,717	45.1	Vladičin Han Surdulica Bosilegrad Trgovište City of Vranje Bujanovac Preševo	363
Pirot District (Pirotski okrug)	Pirot	2,761	92,277	33.4	Bela Palanka City of Pirot Babušnica Dimitrovgrad	214
Podunavlje District (Podunavski okrug)	Smederevo	1,248	198,184	158.8	City of Smederevo Smederevska Palanka Velika Plana	58
Toplica District (Toplički okrug)	Prokuplje	2,231	90,600	40.6	City of Prokuplje Blace Kuršumlija Žitorađa	267
Zaječar District (Zaječarski okrug)	Zaječar	3,623	118,295	32.6	Boljevac Knjaževac City of Zaječar Sokobanja	173

Vojvodina[]

District	Seat	Area in km²	Population 2011	Population per km²	Municipalities and cities	Settlements
Central Banat District (Srednjebanatski okrug)	Zrenjanin	3,256	186,851	57.4	Novi Bečej Nova Crnja Žitište Sečanj City of Zrenjanin	55
North Bačka District (Severnobački okrug)	Subotica	1,784	185,552	104.0	City of Subotica Bačka Topola Mali Iđoš	45
North Banat District (Severnobanatski okrug)	Kikinda	2,329	146,690	63.0	Kanjiža Senta Ada Čoka Novi Kneževac City of Kikinda	50
South Bačka District (Južnobački okrug)	Novi Sad	4,016	615,371	151.3	Srbobran Bač Bečej Vrbas Bačka Palanka Bački Petrovac Žabalj Titel Temerin Beočin Sremski Karlovci City of Novi Sad	77
South Banat District (Južnobanatski okrug)	Pančevo	4,245	291,327	68.6	Plandište Opovo Kovačica Alibunar City of Vršac Bela Crkva City of Pančevo Kovin	94
Srem District (Sremski okrug)	Sremska Mitrovica	3,486	311,053	89.2	Šid Inđija City of Sremska Mitrovica Irig Ruma Stara Pazova Pećinci	109
West Bačka District (Zapadnobački okrug)	Sombor	2,420	187,581	77.5	City of Sombor Apatin Odžaci Kula	37

Kosovo^[a][]

Serbian laws treat Kosovo as integral part of Serbia (Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija). The Enactment defines five districts on the territory of Kosovo.^[2] But, from 1999, following the Kosovo War, Kosovo was governed under the United Nations' administration of UNMIK. In 2000, the UNMIK administration changed the territorial organisation on the territory of Kosovo. All five districts were abolished, and seven new districts were created, which were later adopted by Kosovo after the 2008 declaration of Independence. The Serbian government does not recognize this move, and claims the pre-2000 five districts as following:

District	Seat	Area in km²	Population 2002	Population per km²	Municipalities and cities
Kosovo District (Kosovski okrug)	Pristina	3,310	672,292	203.1	Pristina Glogovac Kosovo Polje Lipljan Obilić Podujevo Ferizaj Štimlje Kaçanik Štrpce
Kosovo-Pomoravlje District (Kosovsko-Pomoravski okrug)	Gjilan	1,389	217,726	156.8	Kamenica Novo Brdo Gjilan Vitina
Kosovska Mitrovica District (Kosovskomitrovički okrug)	Mitrovica	2,053	275,904	134.4	Mitrovica Leposavić Skenderaj Vučitrn Zubin Potok Zvečan
Peć District (Pećki okrug)	Peja	2,459	414,187	168.4	Peja Istok Klina Gjakova Deçan
Prizren District (Prizrenski okrug)	Prizren	2,196	376,085	171.3	Orahovac Suva Reka Prizren Gora

Notes and references[]

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

References[]

^ "Facts about Serbia". Government of Serbia. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
^ ^a ^b "Zakon o teritorijalnoj organizaciji Srbije" (in Serbian). Parliament of Serbia.^{[permanent dead link]}

Sources[]

Balinovac, Zoran M.; Damjanović, Jasmina (2006). Miklič, Peter (ed.). The government and state administration system in the Republic of Serbia – compilation of laws and explanatory articles (PDF). Translated by Čavoški, Aleksandra; Vuruna, Dejan. Belgrade: Dial, Grafolik. ISBN 86-902823-3-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
"Uredba o Upravnim okruzima" (PDF). Službeni glasnik Republike Srbije/Sl. Glasnik RS. 15. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2017-11-01.

External links[]

[status-1] The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

[facts-2] "Facts about Serbia". Government of Serbia. Retrieved 2008-09-29.

[law-3] "Zakon o teritorijalnoj organizaciji Srbije" (in Serbian). Parliament of Serbia.^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t Districts of Serbia
Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Srem West Bačka
Belgrade	City of Belgrade
Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor
Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar
Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren
¹ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

v t First-level administrative divisions in European countries
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States with limited recognition	Abkhazia² Artsakh² Kosovo Northern Cyprus² South Ossetia² Transnistria
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