The Zlatibor District (Serbian: Златиборски округ, romanized: Zlatiborski okrug, pronounced [zlǎtiboːrskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It is located in the western part of the country and with an area of 6,140 km² it is Serbia's largest district. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 254,659 inhabitants.[1] The administrative center of the Zlatibor District is the city of Užice.
Zlatibor District
Златиборски округ | |
|---|---|
        .jpg)     .jpg)  Images from the Zlatibor District | |
 Location of district in Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′N 19°51′E / 43.850°N 19.850°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Administrative center | Užice |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Boban Perišić |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,140 km2 (2,370 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 254,659 |
| • Density | 41.5/km2 (107/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-16 |
| Municipalities | 9 and 1 city |
| Settlements | 438 |
| - Cities and towns | 11 |
| - Villages | 427 |
| Website | zlatiborski |
History
editThe present-day administrative districts (including Zlatibor District) were established in 1992 by a decree of the Government of Serbia.
Cities and municipalities
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Zlatibor District encompasses the territories of one city and nine municipalities:
- Užice (city)
- Arilje (municipality)
- Bajina Bašta (municipality)
- Čajetina (municipality)
- Kosjerić (municipality)
- Nova Varoš (municipality)
- Požega (municipality)
- Priboj (municipality)
- Prijepolje (municipality)
- Sjenica (municipality)
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 270,830 | — |
| 1953 | 293,015 | +1.59% |
| 1961 | 308,918 | +0.66% |
| 1971 | 324,065 | +0.48% |
| 1981 | 335,570 | +0.35% |
| 1991 | 335,826 | +0.01% |
| 2002 | 313,396 | −0.63% |
| 2011 | 286,549 | −0.99% |
| 2022 | 254,659 | −1.07% |
| Source: [2] | ||
Towns
editThere are three towns with over 10,000 inhabitants.
- Užice: 48,539
- Požega: 12,362
- Prijepolje: 11,928
Ethnic structure
edit| Ethnicity | Population[3] | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 200,254 | 78.6% |
| Bosniaks | 35,346 | 13.9% |
| ethnic Muslims | 4,272 | 1.6% |
| Others | 2,026 | 0.8% |
| Undeclared/Unknown | 12,761 | 5% |
See also
editReferences
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- 1 2 "Final results of the Census of Population, Households and Dwellings, 2022" (PDF). stat.gov.rs.
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- ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Ethnicity - Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-28.
Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from the web