Šumadija and Western Serbia

Šumadija and Western Serbia
Шумадија и западна Србија
Šumadija i zapadna Srbija
Statistical region of Serbia

Location of Šumadija and Western Serbia (yellow) in Serbia
Country  Serbia
Founded May 2010
Largest city Kragujevac
Area
 • Total 26,483 km2 (10,225 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 2,031,697
Districts 8
Settlements 2,112

The Šumadija and Western Serbia (Serbian: Шумадија и западна Србија / Šumadija i zapadna Srbija) is one of the five statistical regions of Serbia. It is also a level-2 statistical region according to the European Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It was formed in 2010. The region has a total population of 2,031,697, according to the 2011 census.

Formation

In July 2009, the Serbian parliament adopted a new law in which Serbia was divided into seven statistical regions.[1] According to the law, territory of present-day Šumadija and Western Serbia was divided into two statistical regions - Western Region (Serbian: Zapadni region / Западни регион) and Central Region (Serbian: Centralni region / Централни регион).

However, in May 2010, the law was modified and Western and Central region were merged into a single statistical region whose name is Šumadija and Western Serbia.

Districts

The statistical region of Šumadija and Western Serbia is composed of 8 administrative districts:

District Area (km²) Population
(2011 Census)		 Administrative
Capital
Mačva3,264298,931Šabac
Kolubara2,474174,513Valjevo
Moravica3,016212,603Čačak
Zlatibor6,142286,549Užice
Šumadija2,387293,308Kragujevac
Pomoravlje2,614214,536Jagodina
Raška3,922309,258Kraljevo
Rasina2,664273,247Kruševac
Source: Statistical Office of Serbia

Cities and towns

The largest cities and towns of the region are:

City or town Population
(2011 Census)[2]
Kragujevac150,835
Čačak73,331
Novi Pazar66,527
Kraljevo64,175
Valjevo59,073
Kruševac58,745
Šabac53,919
Užice52,593
Jagodina37,282
Paraćin25,104
Aranđelovac24,797
Loznica24,363
Gornji Milanovac24,216
Trstenik15,282

References

  1. ↑ "Uvedeno sedam statističkih regiona". B92.net. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  2. ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/Serbia-Cities.html

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