Districts of Serbia
Districts of Serbia Окрузи Србије Okruzi Srbije | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | Republic of Serbia |
Number | 24 Districts (29 including Kosovo)[a] + 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) |
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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 |
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Kolubara District (Kolubarski okrug) |
Valjevo | 2,474 | 174,228 | 70.4 | 218 | |
Mačva District (Mačvanski okrug) |
Šabac | 3,268 | 297,778 | 91.1 |
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228 |
Moravica District (Moravički okrug) |
Čačak | 3,016 | 212,149 | 70.3 |
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206 |
Pomoravlje District (Pomoravski okrug) |
Jagodina | 2,614 | 212,839 | 84.8 | 191 | |
Rasina District (Rasinski okrug) |
Kruševac | 2,667 | 240,463 | 90.2 |
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296 |
Raška District (Raški okrug) |
Kraljevo | 3,918 | 300,102 | 76.6 |
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359 |
Šumadija District (Šumadijski okrug) |
Kragujevac | 2,387 | 290,900 | 121.8 |
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174 |
Zlatibor District (Zlatiborski okrug) |
Užice | 6,140 | 284,729 | 46.4 |
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438 |
Southern and Eastern Serbia[]
District | Seat | Area in km2 |
Population 2011 | Population per km2 |
Municipalities and cities | Settlements |
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Bor District (Borski okrug) |
Bor | 3,507 | 123,848 | 35.3 |
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90 |
Braničevo District (Braničevski okrug) |
Požarevac | 3,865 | 180,480 | 46.7 |
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189 |
Jablanica District (Jablanički okrug) |
Leskovac | 2,769 | 215,463 | 77.8 | 336 | |
Nišava District (Nišavski okrug) |
Niš | 2,729 | 373,404 | 136.8 |
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285 |
Pčinja District (Pčinjski okrug) |
Vranje | 3,520 | 158,717 | 45.1 |
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363 |
Pirot District (Pirotski okrug) |
Pirot | 2,761 | 92,277 | 33.4 |
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214 |
Podunavlje District (Podunavski okrug) |
Smederevo | 1,248 | 198,184 | 158.8 |
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58 |
Toplica District (Toplički okrug) |
Prokuplje | 2,231 | 90,600 | 40.6 |
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267 |
Zaječar District (Zaječarski okrug) |
Zaječar | 3,623 | 118,295 | 32.6 |
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173 |
Vojvodina[]
District | Seat | Area in km2 |
Population 2011 | Population per km2 |
Municipalities and cities | Settlements |
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Central Banat District (Srednjebanatski okrug) |
Zrenjanin | 3,256 | 186,851 | 57.4 |
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55 |
North Bačka District (Severnobački okrug) |
Subotica | 1,784 | 185,552 | 104.0 |
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45 |
North Banat District (Severnobanatski okrug) |
Kikinda | 2,329 | 146,690 | 63.0 |
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50 |
South Bačka District (Južnobački okrug) |
Novi Sad | 4,016 | 615,371 | 151.3 |
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77 |
South Banat District (Južnobanatski okrug) |
Pančevo | 4,245 | 291,327 | 68.6 |
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94 |
Srem District (Sremski okrug) |
Sremska Mitrovica | 3,486 | 311,053 | 89.2 | 109 | |
West Bačka District (Zapadnobački okrug) |
Sombor | 2,420 | 187,581 | 77.5 |
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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 |
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Kosovo District (Kosovski okrug) |
Pristina | 3,310 | 672,292 | 203.1 | |
Kosovo-Pomoravlje District (Kosovsko-Pomoravski okrug) |
Gjilan | 1,389 | 217,726 | 156.8 |
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Kosovska Mitrovica District (Kosovskomitrovički okrug) |
Mitrovica | 2,053 | 275,904 | 134.4 | |
Peć District (Pećki okrug) |
Peja | 2,459 | 414,187 | 168.4 | |
Prizren District (Prizrenski okrug) |
Prizren | 2,196 | 376,085 | 171.3 |
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See also[]
- Administrative divisions of Serbia
- Municipalities and cities of Serbia
- Cities and towns of Serbia
- Cities, towns and villages of Vojvodina
- Populated places of Serbia
- Districts of Kosovo
- ISO 3166-2:RS
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.
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