Mačva District

Mačvanski okrug Мачвански округ
—  District of Serbia  —
Location of Mačva District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Capital	Šabac
Government
- Commissioner	n/a
Area
- Total	3,268 km2 (1,261.8 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
- Total	297,778
- Density	91.1/km2 (235.9/sq mi)
Municipalities	6 and 2 cities
Settlements	228
- Cities and towns	5
- Villages	223

Mačva District (Serbian: Мачвански округ, Mačvanski okrug, pronounced [mǎt͡ʃʋanskiː ɔ̂kruːg]) is a district (okrug) of Serbia. The District expands in the western parts of Serbia, in the geographical regions of Mačva, Podrinje, Posavina, and Pocerina. It has a population of 297,778 people. The seat of the district is in the city of Šabac.

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

• Bogatić
• Šabac
• Loznica
• Vladimirci
• Koceljeva
• Mali Zvornik
• Krupanj
• Ljubovija

Inhabited places

Largest inhabited places in the district are (with population figures):

• Šabac (55,163)
• Loznica (19,863)
• Lozničko Polje (7,922)
• Bogatić (7,350)
• Klupci (7,297)
• Majur (6,854)
• Banja Koviljača (6,340)
• Pocerski Pričinović (5,992)
• Badovinci (5,406)
• Krupanj (4,912)
• Mali Zvornik (4,736)
• Lešnica (4,731)
• Koceljeva (4,645)
• Prnjavor (4,464)
• Ljubovija (4,130)

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

• Serbs = 317,658 (96.37%)
• Roma = 3,235 (0.98%)
• Muslims by nationality = 1,859 (0.56%)
• others.

History and culture

Famous monuments can be seen in the vicinity of Šabac, dedicated to events from the history of Serbian people: the Monument to Karađorđe and Serbian Heroes of the First Serbian Uprising and the Museum of the Battle of Mišar, the remnants of the ancient cities on the banks of the Sava river: Novo Selo, the site of the King Milutin's Palace and Kosanin grad, the medieval fortress on the Cer Mountain.

Not far away from Loznica stands the village of Tršić, the birth place of the reformer of Serbian language and orthography, Vuk Karadžić. From Tršić, a footpath leads to the Tronoša Monastery, one of the oldest medieval endowments of the Nemanjić dynasty. This fourteenth century monastery played an important part in the preservation of Serbian culture and tradition. Over a long period, particularly during the fourteenth century, a copying school tradition was nourished in it for its own and other monasteries' needs. This preserved the historic and cultural documents of the Serbian people.

Economy

The economy of this region is characterised by the big factories of the "Zorka" chemical industry, the "Šapčanka" Food Industry, the "Jela" furniture industry and the "Metaloplastika" metal and plastics industry. One of the biggest exporters from this city is tin mill which is now owned by U.S. Steel Serbia, this mill produces more than 200.000 tones of tin plate every year.

See also

• Districts of Serbia
• Subdivisions of Serbia

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