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Šumadija District

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Šumadija District
Шумадијски округ
Šumadijski okrug
District of Serbia
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Location of the Šumadija District within Serbia
Location of the Šumadija District within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°59′N 20°53′E / 43.983°N 20.883°E / 43.983; 20.883
Country Serbia
RegionŠumadija and Western Serbia
Administrative centerKragujevac
Government
 • CommissionerBiljana Ilić Stošić (SNS)
Area
 • Total
2,387 km2 (922 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
269,728
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeRS-12
Municipalities6 and 1 city
Settlements174
- Cities and towns5
- Villages169
Websitewww.sumadijski.okrug.gov.rs

The Šumadija District (Serbian: Шумадијски округ / Šumadijski okrug, pronounced [ʃumǎdijskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It is located in the central parts of the country. According to the 2022 census results, it has a population of 269,728 inhabitants, and the administrative center is the city of Kragujevac. The district is named after the geographical region of Šumadija.

Municipalities

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Map of the Šumadija District

The Šumadija District is divided into 6 municipalities and the city of Kragujevac. The municipalities of the district are:

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1948216,533—    
1953227,929+1.03%
1961241,047+0.70%
1971264,344+0.93%
1981301,354+1.32%
1991312,160+0.35%
2002298,778−0.40%
2011293,308−0.21%
2022268,728−0.79%
Source: [1]

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Šumadija District had 293,308 inhabitants. 64.9% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic composition of the district:[2]

Ethnic group Population %
Serbs 282,772 96.41%
Romani 2,095 0.71%
Montenegrins 927 0.32%
Macedonians 421 0.14%
Croats 281 0.10%
Yugoslavs 266 0.09%
Muslims 126 0.04%
Gorani 103 0.04%
Others 6,307 2.15%
Total 293,308

Culture and history

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In the vicinity of Kragujevac stand several medieval monasteries, including the Annunciation monastery Divostin from the thirteenth century; the St. Nicholas monastery, believed to have existed at the time of the Battle of Kosovo in 1389; and the Drača monastery from unknown times.

In 1833 the Kragujevac Grammar School, the first Serb-language grammar school south of the Sava and Danube rivers, was founded in Kragujevac. Over the last fifty years this city of Serbian schooling has borne a symbol of grief: in the Memorial Park in Šumarice stands a monument to the pupils and teachers of this grammar school who were executed in World War II. Seeking to set a frightening example for all Serbia, German fascists executed 7,000 citizens in Kragujevac over the course of a single day, October 21, 1941. Among them were about 300 pupils and 18 teachers, including 15 boys from the ages of 8 to 15.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from {{url|https://web.archive.org/web/20090221052324/http://www.srbija.gov.rs/%7D%7D.

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