Šumadija and Western Serbia

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Šumadija and Western Serbia
Шумадија и западна Србија
Šumadija i zapadna Srbija
Location of Šumadija and Western Serbia (yellow) in Serbia
Location of Šumadija and Western Serbia (yellow) in Serbia
Country Serbia
FoundedMay 2010
Largest cityKragujevac
Area
 • Total26,493 km2 (10,229 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total1,819,318
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
 Preliminary results[2]
GDP
 • TotalRSD 940.633 billion
€8.0 billion (2018)
 • Per capitaRSD 489,000
€4,100 (2018)
Districts8
Settlements2,112
HDI (2019)0.795[4]
high · 3rd in Serbia

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 Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It was formed in 2010. As of 2022 census, the regions has a total of 1,819,318 inhabitants.[2]

Formation[edit]

In July 2009, the Serbian parliament adopted a new law in which Serbia was divided into seven statistical regions.[5] According to the law, territory of present-day Šumadija and Western Serbia was divided into two statistical regions – Western Region (Serbian: Западни регион, romanizedZapadni region) and Central Region (Serbian: Централни регион, romanizedCentralni region).

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.[citation needed]

Districts[edit]

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

District Area (km2) Population
(2011 Census)
Administrative
Capital
Mačva 3,264 265,377 Šabac
Kolubara 2,474 154,497 Valjevo
Moravica 3,016 189,281 Čačak
Zlatibor 6,142 254,659 Užice
Šumadija 2,387 269,728 Kragujevac
Pomoravlje 2,614 182,047 Jagodina
Raška 3,922 296,532 Kraljevo
Rasina 2,664 207,197 Kruševac
Source: Statistical Office of Serbia

Demographic structure[edit]

Ethnic group 2022 census percentage %
Serbs 1,629,310 89.55%
Bosniaks 151,374 8.32%
Romani people 17,167 0.94%
Muslims (ethnic group) 7,559 0.41%
Total 1,819,318 100%

Cities and towns[edit]

The largest cities and towns of the region are:

City or town Population
(2011 Census)[6]
Kragujevac 150,835
Čačak 73,331
Kruševac 73,316
Novi Pazar 66,527
Kraljevo 64,175
Valjevo 59,073
Šabac 53,919
Užice 52,593
Jagodina 37,282
Paraćin 25,104
Aranđelovac 24,797
Loznica 24,363
Gornji Milanovac 24,216
Trstenik 15,282

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Региони у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Први резултати Пописa становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2022". stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ "REGIONAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT Regions and areas of the Republic of Serbia, 2018" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  5. ^ "Uvedeno sedam statističkih regiona". B92.net. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  6. ^ "Serbia: Regions, Districts and Major Cities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".

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