Sopot, Belgrade

Sopot
Сопот
Municipality
Center of Sopot

Coat of arms

Location of Sopot within the city of Belgrade
Coordinates: 44°31′N 20°35′E / 44.517°N 20.583°E / 44.517; 20.583Coordinates: 44°31′N 20°35′E / 44.517°N 20.583°E / 44.517; 20.583
Country  Serbia
City Belgrade
Settlements 17
Government
 • Mayor Živorad Milosavljević (SNS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 270.67 km2 (104.51 sq mi)
Elevation 177.38 m (581.96 ft)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Urban 1,920
 • Municipality 20,367
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 11450
Area code +381(0)11
Car plates BG
Website www.sopot.org.rs

Sopot (Serbian Cyrillic: Сопот, pronounced [sɔ̂pɔːt]) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. Its name derives from the old Slavic word for spring (sr. izvor). According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 20,367 inhabitants.

It is located near the mountain Kosmaj. The municipality has a large primary and economics high school, one of the largest in the Balkans. Sopot has a soccer club called the Wolves from Kosmaj and a basketball club, also called the Wolves from Kosmaj.

Since 1972, an annual film festival "Sofest" has been held.[3]

Settlements

Aside from the town of Sopot, the following settlements comprise the municipality:

  • Babe
  • Guberevac
  • Dučina
  • Drlupa
  • Đurinci
  • Mala Ivanča
  • Mali Požarevac
  • Nemenikuće
  • Parcani
  • Popović
  • Ralja
  • Rogača
  • Sibnica
  • Slatina
  • Stojnik

Demographics

Panoramic view on Sopot's neighborhood
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194822,857—    
195323,182+0.28%
196123,131−0.03%
197121,166−0.88%
198120,860−0.15%
199120,527−0.16%
200220,390−0.06%
201120,367−0.01%
Source: [4]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Sopot has a population of 20,367 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:[5]

Ethnic group Population
Serbs19,554
Romani148
Montenegrins52
Macedonians37
Croats34
Yugoslavs31
Hungarians13
Russians14
Romanians10
Others474
Total20,367

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):[6]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing6
Mining-
Processing industry1,337
Distribution of power, gas and water54
Distribution of water and water waste management94
Construction282
Wholesale and retail, repair516
Traffic, storage and communication169
Hotels and restaurants158
Media and telecommunications38
Finance and insurance28
Property stock and charter9
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities147
Administrative and other services28
Administration and social assurance112
Education293
Healthcare and social work218
Art, leisure and recreation21
Other services87
Total3,637

There are two game hunting grounds in the municipality: Trešnja, which extends into the Voždovac municipality, and Kosmaj, on the mountain of the same name.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. ↑ Dimitrije Bukvić (14 April 2013). "Ruralni Beograd - dve trećine prestonice" (in Serbian). Politika.
  4. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "ETHNICITY Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2017" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Branka Vasiljević (5 August 2018). "Lovci u Beograd stižu porodično" [Hunters travel to Belgrade with their families]. Politika (in Serbian).
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