Raška District

Raška District

Рашки округ
Raški okrug
Raška District Рашки округ ; Raški okrug
District of Serbia
	Images from the Raška District
	Location of the Raška District within Serbia
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
Administrative center	Kraljevo
Government
• Commissioner	Vacant
Area
• Total	3,918 km2 (1,513 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	296,532
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RS-18
Municipalities	3 and 2 cities
Settlements	359
- Cities and towns	9
- Villages	350
Website	raski.okrug.gov.rs

The Raška District (Serbian: Рашки округ / Raški okrug, pronounced [râʃkiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It expands to the southwestern part of the country. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 296,532 inhabitants.^[1] The administrative center of the Raška district is Kraljevo.

Municipalities

The district encompasses the municipalities of:

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	186,092	—
1953	206,008	+2.05%
1961	228,991	+1.33%
1971	251,230	+0.93%
1981	282,644	+1.19%
1991	300,274	+0.61%
2002	291,230	−0.28%
2011	309,258	+0.67%
2022	296,532	−0.38%
Source: ^[2]^[1]

According to the census results from 2011, the Raška District has 309,258 inhabitants. 53.2% of the population lives in the urban areas. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 296,532 inhabitants.^[1] Ethnic composition of the district:^[3]

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group	Census 2011		Census 2022
Ethnic group	Population	%	Population	%
Serbs	188,208	60.9	161,033	54.3
Bosniaks	105,488	34.1	115,640	39.0
Muslims	5,255	1.70	2,249	0.76
Romani	2,435	0.79	1,982	0.67
Gorani	334	0.11	357	0.12
Montenegrins	740	0.24	310	0.10
Yugoslavs	214	0.07	279	0.09
Albanians	267	0.09	252	0.08
Macedonians	289	0.09	177	0.06
Croats	215	0.07	152	0.05
Others	5,813	1.88	14,101	4.77
Total	309,258		296,532

Religion

Based on the census results from 2022, the Raška District has a Christian Orthodox majority (54.1%) and a substantial Muslim minority (40.4%).

Religious group	Census 2002		Census 2011		Census 2022^[4]
Religious group	Population	%	Population	%	Population	%
Orthodoxy	188,903	64.9	188,112	60.8	160,494	54.1
Islam	96,312	33.1	112,520	36.4	119,925	40.4
Other Christians	503	0.18	2,217	0.72	2,220	0.75
Others	769	0.26	63	0.26	587	0.20
Did not declare	1,311	0.45	2,425	0.78	1,904	0.64
Unknown	3,432	1.18	3,941	1.27	11,402	3.85
Total	291,230		309,258		296,532

Society and culture

Culture

At the outskirts of Kraljevo stands the Žiča monastery. This spiritual center of the Serbian medieval state was built around 1220, to also become the center of newly founded Serbian Archiepiscopacy.

The Studenica monastery was built in the late twelfth century, as the endowment of the Serb ruler Stefan Nemanja, who endowed it richly with icons and books. After he had become a monk and left for the Serbian Hilandar on Mt. Athos, his older son Stefan, later named the "First-Crowned", took his place as the caretaker of the monastery. In the vicinity of Novi Pazar stands the Sopoćani monastery, built around 1260 as the endowment of King Stefan Uroš I, the son of King Stefan the First-Crowned. The primary and major value of the Sopoćani monastery are its frescoes, by which it ranks among the best examples of European medieval painting.

Education

There are three universities located in the Raška District:

Public

State University of Novi Pazar, founded in 2006
University of Kragujevac - there are two faculties of the university that are located in the municipalities of Kraljevo and Vrnjačka Banja
- Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo
- Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja

Private

International University of Novi Pazar, founded in 2002

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings" (PDF).
^ "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.
^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ "Претрага дисеминационе базе". data.stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from www.srbija.gov.rs.

External links

Official website

[census2022-Data_by_municipalities_and_cities-1] "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings" (PDF).

[2] "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.

[3] "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

[4] "Претрага дисеминационе базе". data.stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

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v t e Cities, towns and villages in the Raška District
Kraljevo	Adrani Banjevac Bapsko Polje Bare Bogutovac Bojanići Borovo Bresnik Brezna Brezova Bukovica Bzovik Cerje Čibukovac Čukojevac Cvetke Đakovo Dedevci Dolac (Kraljevo) Dragosinjci Drakčići Dražiniće Drlupa Gledić Godačica Gokčanica Grdica Jarčujak Kamenica Kamenjani Konarevo Kovači Kovanluk Lađevci Lazac Leševo Lopatnica Lozno Maglič Mataruge Mataruška Banja Međurečje Meljanica Metikoš Milakovac Milavčići Miliće Miločaj Mlanča Mrsać Musina Reka Obrva Oplanići Orlja Glava Pečenog Pekčanica Petropolje Plana Polumir Popovići Predole Progorelica Ratina Ravanica Reka Ribnica Roćevići Rudnjak Rudno Samaila Savovo Sibnica Sirča Stanča Stubal Šumarice Tadenje Tavnik Tepeče Tolišnica Trgovište Ušće Vitanovac Vitkovac Vrba Vrdila Vrh Zaklopača Zakuta Zamčanje Zasad Žiča
Vrnjačka Banja	Vraneši Vrnjci Vukušica Goč Gračac Lipova Novo Selo Otorci Podunavci Rsavci Ruđinci Stanišinci Štulac
Raška	Baljevac na Ibru Jošanička Banja Badanj Bela Stena Belo Polje Beoci Biljanovac Biniće Biočin Boće Boroviće Brvenica Brvenik Brvenik Naselje Crna Glava Draganići Gnjilica Gostiradiće Gradac Karadak Kaznoviće Kopaonik Korlaće Kovači Kraviće Kremiće Kruševica Kućane Kurići Lisina Lukovo Milatkoviće Mure Nosoljin Novo Selo Orahovo Panojeviće Pavlica Piskanja Plavkovo Plešin Pobrđe Pocesje Pokrvenik Radošiće Rakovac Rudnica Rvati Sebimilje Semeteš Šipačina Supnje Tiodže Trnava Varevo Vojmilovići Vrtine Zarevo Žerađe Žutice
Novi Pazar	Aluloviće Bajevica Banja Bare Batnjik Bekova Bele Vode Boturovina Brđani Brestovo Čašić Dolac Cokoviće Deževa Dojinoviće Dolac Doljani Dragočevo Dramiće Golice Gornja Tušimlja Goševo Gračane Građanoviće Grubetiće Hotkovo Ivanča Izbice Jablanica Janča Javor Jova Kašalj Koprivnica Kosuriće Kovačevo Kožlje Kruševo Kuzmičevo Leča Lopužnje Lukare Lukarsko Goševo Lukocrevo Miščiće Muhovo Mur Negotinac Odojeviće Oholje Okose Osaonica Osoje Paralovo Pasji Potok Pavlje Pilareta Pobrđe Polokce Pope Postenje Požega Požežina Prćenova Pusta Tušimlja Pustovlah Radaljica Rajčinoviće Rajčinovićka Trnava Rajetiće Rajkoviće Rakovac Rast Šaronje Šavci Sebečevo Sitniče Skukovo Slatina Smilov Laz Srednja Tušimlja Štitare Stradovo Sudsko Selo Tenkovo Trnava Tunovo Varevo Vever Vidovo Vitkoviće Vojkoviće Vojniće Vranovina Vučiniće Vučja Lokva Zabrđe Zlatare Žunjeviće
Tutin	Arapoviće Baćica Baljen Batrage Biohane Blaca Boroštica Bovanj Braćak Bregovi Brniševo Bujkoviće Čarovina Čmanjke Crkvine Čukote Ćulije Delimeđe Đerekare Detane Devreč Dobri Dub Dobrinje Dolovo Draga Dubovo Dulebe Ervenice Glogovik Gluhavica Gnila Godovo Gornji Crniš Gradac Guceviće Gujiće Gurdijelje Istočni Mojstir Izrok Jablanica Jarebice Jeliće Jezgroviće Južni Kočarnik Koniče Kovači Leskova Lipica Lukavica Melaje Mitrova Morani Naboje Nadumce Namga Noćaje Oraše Orlje Ostrovica Paljevo Piskopovce Plenibabe Pokrvenik Pope Popiće Potreb Pružanj Raduhovce Raduša Ramoševo Reževiće Ribariće Ruđa Rudnica Šaronje Saš Severni Kočarnik Šipče Smoluća Špiljani Starčeviće Strumce Suvi Do Točilovo Velje Polje Veseniće Vrapče Vrba Zapadni Mojstir Žirče Žuče Župa
Municipalities or cities of Serbia

v t e Districts of Serbia
Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Srem West Bačka
Belgrade	City of Belgrade
Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor
Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar
Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren
¹ Kosovo declared independence in 2008 but is still claimed as part of its territory by Serbia.

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