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Main article: Administrative divisions of Serbia
Districts of Serbia.
Districts (Serbian: Окрузи, Okruzi), officially called administrative districts (управни окрузи, upravni okruzi) are the administrative units of Serbia, comprising several municipalities and/or cities each. They are defined by the Government of Serbia's Enactment of 29 January 1992. Districts are regional centers of state authority and they do not have any form of self-government. They run affairs in the name of the Government.
There are 29 districts in Serbia (7 in Vojvodina, 17 in Central Serbia and 5 in Kosovo[a]). The only part of Serbia that is not part of any district is the territory of the City of Belgrade which has a special status, very similar to that of a district. Every districts has its seat in the largest city of the district.
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Term
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.
Definition
The territorial organisation of Serbia is regulated by the Law on Territorial Organization, adopted by the National Assembly on 29 December 2007.[1] 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 (17 in Central Serbia, 7 in Vojvodina and 5 in Kosovo), plus the City of Belgrade.[2] The City of Belgrade is not part of any district, but has a special status very similar to that of a district.
Districts of Kosovo
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.[1] But, since 1999, Kosovo is under United Nations' administration of UNMIK. In 2000, the UNMIK administration changed territorial organisation on the territory of Kosovo. All five districts were abolished, and seven new districts were created. Serbian government does not recognize this move, and accepts only five pre-2000 districts.
Further information: Districts of KosovoList of districts
Districts in Central Serbia
Districts in Central Serbia.District Seat Area
in km²Population
in 2011 (rank)Population
per km²Municipalities and cities Settlements Bor District
(Borski okrug)
Bor 3,507 123,848 35.3 90 Braničevo District
(Braničevski okrug)
Požarevac 3,865 180,480 46.7 189 Jablanica District
(Jablanički okrug)
Leskovac 2,769 215,463 77.8 336 Kolubara District
(Kolubarski okrug)
Valjevo 2,474 174,228 70.4 218 Mačva District
(Mačvanski okrug)
Šabac 3,268 297,778 91.1 228 Moravica District
(Moravički okrug)
Čačak 3,016 212,149 70.3 206 Nišava District
(Nišavski okrug)
Niš 2,729 373,404 136.8 285 Pčinja District
(Pčinjski okrug)
Vranje 3,520 158,717 45.1 363 Pirot District
(Pirotski okrug)
Pirot 2,761 92,277 33.4 214 Podunavlje District
(Podunavski okrug)
Smederevo 1,248 198,184 158.8 58 Pomoravlje District
(Pomoravski okrug)
Jagodina 2,614 212,839 84.8 191 Rasina District
(Rasinski okrug)
Kruševac 2,667 240,463 90.2 296 Raška District
(Raški okrug)
Kraljevo 3,918 300,102 76.6 359 Šumadija District
(Šumadijski okrug)
Kragujevac 2,387 290,900 121.8 174 Toplica District
(Toplički okrug)
Prokuplje 2,231 90,600 40.6 267 Zaječar District
(Zaječarski okrug)
Zaječar 3,623 118,295 32.6 173 Zlatibor District
(Zlatiborski okrug)
Užice 6,140 284,729 46.4 438 Districts in Vojvodina
Districts in Vojvodina.District Seat Area
in km²Population
in 2002 (rank)Population
per km²Municipalities and cities Settlements Central Banat District
(Srednjebanatski 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
(Severnobanatski okrug)
Kikinda 2,329 165,881 71.2 50 South Bačka District
(Južnobački okrug)
Novi Sad 4,016 593,666 147.8 - 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 4,245 313,937 73.6 94 Srem District
(Sremski okrug)
Sremska Mitrovica 3,486 335,901 96.4 109 West Bačka District
(Zapadnobački okrug)
Sombor 2,420 214,011 88.4 37 Districts in Kosovo and Metohija
Districts in Kosovo and Metohia.Five of Serbian Districts are on the territory of Kosovo, comprising 28 municipalities and 1 city. In 2000, UNMIK created 7 new districts[citation needed] and 30 municipalities. Serbia does not exercise sovereignty over this polity. For the UNMIK districts and the districts of Kosovo, see Districts of Kosovo.
District Seat Population
in 2002 (rank)Municipalities and cities Kosovo District
(Kosovski okrug)
Pristina 672,292 Kosovo-Pomoravlje District
(Kosovsko-Pomoravski okrug)
Gnjilane 217,726 Kosovska Mitrovica District
(Kosovskomitrovički okrug)
Kosovska Mitrovica 275,904 Peć District
(Pećki okrug)
Peć 414,187 Prizren District
(Prizrenski okrug)
Prizren 376,085 Notes and references
- Notes
a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 85 UN member states. - References
See also
- Administrative divisions of Serbia
- Municipalities and cities of Serbia
- ISO 3166-2:RS
Districts of Serbia Vojvodina Central Serbia Kosovo and Metohija1 Kosovo • Kosovo-Pomoravlje • Kosovska Mitrovica • Peć • Prizren1 Sovereignty disputed with the Republic of Kosovo. These are the districts recognized by the Republic of Serbia. For the districts recognized by the Republic of Kosovo, see Districts of Kosovo.First-level administrative divisions in Europe Sovereign
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