Districts of Serbia
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Districts (Serbian: Окрузи, Okruzi ) are the administrative units of Serbia, comprising several municipalities each.
The slavic word okrug (округ) denotes administrative subdivision in some states. Its etymology is similar to the German Kreis, circle (in the meaning of administrative division) (although translated in German as Bezirk): okrug is literally something "encircling".
In the subdivisions of Serbia, the term is translated as district, sometimes as county.
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The territorial order of the Republic of Serbia is regulated by the Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government, adopted in the National Assembly on July 24, 1991 (last amended 1999)[1]. According to the law, "Territorial organization of the Republic comprises municipalities and cities are the territorial units where the local autonomy is exercized, city of Belgrade as a separate territorial unit, and autonomous provinces as a form of territorial autonomy".
By its Enactment of 29 January 1992, the Government of Serbia defined the districts as "regional centers of state authority", enacting affairs run by the relevant Ministries. Additionally, since the adoption of UNSCR 1244 in 1999 the souther Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija is placed under administration of UN authorities as Kosovo (UNMIK) that made a reform to its subdivisions. Currently the Republic of Serbia is divided into 31 districts[not in citation given] (in Central Serbia, Vojvodina and Kosovo) + district city of Belgrade.[2]
[edit] List of districts
[edit] Districts in Central Serbia
| District | Capital | Area in km² |
Population in 2002 (rank) |
Population per km² |
Municipalities | Settlements |
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| City of Belgrade (Grad Beograd)  |
Belgrade | 3,222.68 | 1,576,124 | 488 | 159 | |
| Bor District (Borski okrug)  |
Bor | 3,507 | 146,551 | 41.8 | 90 | |
| Braničevo District (Braničevski okrug)  |
Požarevac | 3,865 | 200,503 | 51.9 | ||
| Jablanica District (Jablanički okrug)  |
Leskovac | 2,769 | 240,923 | 87.0 | 336 | |
| Kolubara District (Kolubarski okrug)  |
Valjevo | 2,474 | 192,204 | 77.7 | 218 | |
| Mačva District (Mačvanski okrug)  |
Šabac | 3,268 | 329,625 | 100.9 | 228 | |
| Moravica District (Moravički okrug)  |
Čačak | 3,016 | 224,772 | 74.5 | 206 | |
| Nišava District (Nišavski okrug)  |
Niš | 2,729 | 381,757 | 139.9 | 285 | |
| Pčinja District (Pčinjski okrug)  |
Vranje | 3,520 | 227,690 | 64.7 | 363 | |
| Pirot District (Pirotski okrug)  |
Pirot | 2,761 | 105,654 | 38.3 | 214 | |
| Podunavlje District (Podunavski okrug)  |
Smederevo | 1,248 | 210,290 | 168.5 | 58 | |
| Pomoravlje District (Pomoravski okrug)  |
Jagodina | 2,614 | 227,435 | 87.0 | 191 | |
| Rasina District (Rasinski okrug)  |
Kruševac | 2,667 | 259,441 | 96 | 296 | |
| Raška District (Raški okrug)  |
Kraljevo | 3,918 | 291,230 | 74.3 | 359 | |
| Šumadija District (Šumadijski okrug)  |
Kragujevac | 2,387 | 298,778 | 125.2 | 174 | |
| Toplica District (Toplički okrug)  |
Prokuplje | 2,231 | 102,075 | 45.7 | 267 | |
| Zaječar District (Zaječarski okrug)  |
Zaječar | 3,623 | 137,561 | 37.7 | 173 | |
| Zlatibor District (Zlatiborski okrug)  |
Užice | 6,140 | 313,396 | 51.0 | 438 |
[edit] Districts in Vojvodina
| District | Capital | Area in km² |
Population in 2002 (rank) |
Population per km² |
Municipalities | Settlements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Banat District (Srednje-banatski okrug)  |
Zrenjanin | 3,256 | 208,456 | 64.0 | 55 | |
| North Bačka District (Severnobački okrug)  |
Subotica | 1,784 | 200,140 | 112.2 | 45 | |
| North Banat District (Severno-banatski okrug)  |
Kikinda | 2,329 | 165,881 | 71.2 | 50 | |
| South Bačka District (Južnobački okrug)  |
Novi Sad | 4,016 | 593,666 | 147.8 | 77 | |
| South Banat District (Južno-banatski okrug)  |
Pančevo | 4,245 | 313,937 | 73.6 | 94 | |
| Srem District (Sremski okrug)  |
Sremska Mitrovica | 3,486 | 335,901 | 96.4 | 109 | |
| West Bačka District (Zapadno-bački okrug)  |
Sombor | 2,420 | 214,011 | 88.4 | 37 |
[edit] Districts in Kosovo (UNMIK)
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The UNMIK administration (established in 1999), replaced the Districts of Kosovo and Metohia with new districts of Kosovo (UNMIK). The new districts are:
| District | Capital | Area in km² |
Population in 2002 (rank) |
Population per km² |
Municipalities |
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| District of Đakovica (Đakovički okrug/Gjakova District)  |
Đakovica | 1042 | 242,077 | 232 | |
| District of Gnjilane (Gnjilanski okrug/Gjilani District)  |
Gnjilane | ||||
| District of Kosovska Mitrovica (Kosovskomitrovački okrug/Komuna e Mitrovicës)  |
Kosovska Mitrovica | ||||
| District of Peć (Pećki okrug/Peja District)  |
Peć | ||||
| District of Priština (Prištinski okrug/Komuna e Prishtinës)  |
Priština | ||||
| District of Prizren (Prizrenski okrug/Prizreni District)  |
Prizren | ||||
| District of Uroševac (Uroševački okrug/Ferizaji District)  |
Uroševac |
[edit] References
- ^ Zakon o teritorijalnoj organizaciji Republike Srbije (Serbian). Parliament of Serbia.
- ^ Facts about Serbia. Official website of Government of Serbia.
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