Šumadija and Western 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. The region has a total population of 2,031,697, according to the 2011 census.

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
FoundedMay 2010
Largest cityKragujevac
Area
[1]
 • Total26,493 km2 (10,229 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total2,031,697
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Districts8
Settlements2,112
HDI (2019)0.795[2]
high · 4th

Formation

In July 2009, the Serbian parliament adopted a new law in which Serbia was divided into seven statistical regions.[3] According to the law, territory of present-day Šumadija and Western Serbia was divided into two statistical regions – Western Region (Serbian: Западни регион, romanized: Zapadni region) and Central Region (Serbian: Централни регион, romanized: Centralni 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.

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)[4]
Kragujevac150,835
Čačak73,331
Novi Pazar66,527
Kraljevo64,175
Valjevo59,073
Kruševac73,316
Šabac53,919
Užice52,593
Jagodina37,282
Paraćin25,104
Aranđelovac24,797
Loznica24,363
Gornji Milanovac24,216
Trstenik15,282

References
  1. "Региони у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. "Uvedeno sedam statističkih regiona". B92.net. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  4. "Serbia: Regions, Districts and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".


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