Moravica District

Moravički okrug Моравички округ
—  District of Serbia  —
Location of Moravica District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Capital	Čačak
Government
- Commissioner	n/a
Area
- Total	3,016 km2 (1,164.5 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
- Total	212,149
- Density	70.3/km2 (182.1/sq mi)
Municipalities	3 and 1 city
Settlements	206
- Cities and towns	5
- Villages	201

The Moravica District (Serbian: Моравички округ, Moravički okrug) is located in the central parts of Serbia. It has a population of 212,149. Its seat is in the city of Čačak.

Municipalities

The district encompasses the municipalities of:

• Gornji Milanovac
• Čačak
• Lučani
• Ivanjica

Ethnic groups (2011 census)

• Serbs = 220,880
• Roma = 572
• Yugoslavs = 510
• Macedonians = 198
• Croats = 172
• others

Culture

In the monuments heritage of Čačak a special place take the religious building: monasteries and churches. The ten monasteries of the Ovčarsko-Kablarska Gorge are referred to as the Serbian Athos. Certain of them were built in the time of the Serb gentry of the Nemanjić, Lazarević and Branković dynasties. Over centuries these ten monasteries safeguarded the ancient manuscripts, out of which some were also written there.

Economy

Čačak is one of the major economic centers of Serbia. Its economy is dominated by industrial production. Above all, by metal-processing (the "Sloboda" and "Cer" factories), paper production (Paper Factory), chemical industry (the "1 May"). It has also well developed agriculture ("Stocar").

See also

• Districts of Serbia
• Subdivisions of Serbia

Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from official website.