Braničevo District
Braničevo District
Браничевски округ | |
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 Location of district in Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 44°37′N 21°11′E / 44.617°N 21.183°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Administrative center | Požarevac |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Aleksandar Đokić |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,865 km2 (1,492 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 156,367 |
| • Density | 40.46/km2 (104.8/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-11 |
| Municipalities | 7 and 1 city |
| Settlements | 189 |
| - Cities and towns | 7 |
| - Villages | 182 |
| Website | branicevski |
The Braničevo District (Serbian: Браничевски округ, romanized: Braničevski okrug, pronounced [brǎnitʃɛv̞skiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 156,367 inhabitants.[1] Braničevo District is named after the village of Braničevo. The administrative center of the district is Požarevac.
History
The present-day administrative districts (including Braničevo District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia.
Cities and municipalities
The Braničevo District encompasses the territories of one city and seven municipalities:
- Požarevac (city)
- Kučevo (municipality)
- Golubac (municipality)
- Malo Crniće (municipality)
- Petrovac (municipality)
- Veliko Gradište (municipality)
- Žabari (municipality)
- Žagubica (municipality)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 246,859 | — |
| 1953 | 259,329 | +5.1% |
| 1961 | 263,780 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 263,466 | −0.1% |
| 1981 | 264,182 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 253,992 | −3.9% |
| 2002 | 200,806 | −20.9% |
| 2011 | 183,625 | −8.6% |
| 2022 | 156,367 | −14.8% |
| Source: [1] | ||
Towns
There is just one town with over 10,000 inhabitants: Požarevac, with 42,530 inhabitants.
Ethnic structure
| Ethnicity | Population[1] | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 130,250 | 83.3% |
| Vlachs | 8,040 | 5.1% |
| Roma | 4,625 | 3% |
| Others | 2,457 | 1.5% |
| Undeclared/Unknown | 10,995 | 7% |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "НАЦИОНАЛНА ПРИПАДНОСТ: Подаци по општинама и градовима" [Ethnicity: Data by municipalities and cities] (PDF). 2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings. Belgrade: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2023.
Sources
- Bataković, Dušan T., ed. (2005). Histoire du peuple serbe [History of the Serbian People] (in French). Lausanne: L’Age d’Homme. ISBN 9782825119587.
- Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 9781405142915.
- Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr. (1991) [1983]. The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0472081497.
- Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr. (1994) [1987]. The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0472082604.
- Uzelac, Aleksandar B. (2011). "Tatars and Serbs at the end of the Thirteenth Century". Revista de istorie Militara. 5–6: 9–20.
External links
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