Municipalities and cities of Serbia

Municipalities and cities of Serbia
Општине и градови Србије
Municipalities and cities of Serbia
CategoryUnitary state
LocationSerbia
Created byDecree
Created
  • 29 January 1992 (1992-01-29)
Number145 municipalities + 29 cities
117 municipalities + 28 cities (de facto, excluding Kosovo)
Populations1,063 (Crna Trava) – 1,681,405 (Belgrade)
Areas2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi) (Vračar) – 3,235 km2 (1,249 sq mi) (Belgrade)
Government
  • Municipal/City Assembly
Subdivisions
  • Settlements

The municipalities and cities (Serbian: општине и градови, romanizedopštine i gradovi) are the first-level administrative division and the basic level of local government of Serbia.[1][2] The country is divided into 145 municipalities (38 in Southern and Eastern Serbia, 42 in Šumadija and Western Serbia, 37 in Vojvodina and 28 in Kosovo and Metohija) and 29 cities (9 in Southern and Eastern Serbia, 10 in Šumadija and Western Serbia, 8 in Vojvodina and one in Kosovo and Metohija).

Municipalities and cities form 29 administrative districts in groups, except the City of Belgrade which is not part of any district.

Municipalities

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Like in many other countries, municipalities (Serbian: општине, romanizedopštine) are the basic entities of local government in Serbia. The head of the municipality is the President of the municipality, while the executive power is held by the Municipal council, and legislative power by the Municipal assembly. Municipal assembly is elected on local elections (held every 4 years), while the President and the Council are elected by the Assembly. Municipalities have their own property (including public service companies) and budget. Only the cities officially have mayors (Serbian: градоначелници, romanizedgradonačelnici), although the municipal presidents are often informally referred to as such.

The territory of a municipality is composed of a town (seat of the municipality) and surrounding villages (e.g. the territory of the Municipality of Čoka is composed of the town of Čoka, which is the seat of the municipality, and surrounding villages). The municipality bears the name of the seat town. Only one municipality, (Gora) does not share the name with the seat town, as the seat of that municipality is the town of Dragaš. This municipality is located in Kosovo, and thus exists only on paper. The territory of the municipality was merged with part of the Municipality of Prizren in 2000 by UNMIK to form new Municipality of Dragaš. This move is not recognised by Government of Serbia (see Municipalities and cities of Kosovo section).

Advocates of reform of local self-government system point out that Serbian municipalities (with 50,000 citizens in average) are the largest in Europe, both by territory and number of residents, and as such can be inefficient in handling citizens' needs and distributing the income from the country budget into most relevant projects.[3][4]

List of municipalities

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No.[5] Emblem Municipality Administrative district Area [km2] Population[6]
63
Kladovo Bor District 629 20,635
86
Majdanpek Bor District 932 18,686
93
Negotin Bor District 1,089 37,056
29
Veliko Gradište Braničevo District 344 17,610
41
Golubac Braničevo District 368 8,331
89
Malo Crniće Braničevo District 271 11,458
50
Žabari Braničevo District 264 11,380
105
Petrovac na Mlavi Braničevo District 655 31,259
77
Kučevo Braničevo District 721 15,516
51
Žagubica Braničevo District 760 12,737
21
Bojnik Jablanica District 264 11,104
80
Lebane Jablanica District 337 22,000
90
Medveđa Jablanica District 524 7,438
33
Vlasotince Jablanica District 308 29,893
145
Crna Trava Jablanica District 312 1,663
102
Osečina Kolubara District 319 12,536
143
Ub Kolubara District 456 29,101
78
Lajkovac Kolubara District 186 15,475
92
Mionica Kolubara District 329 14,335
84
Ljig Kolubara District 279 12,754
20
Bogatić Mačva District 384 28,883
31
Vladimirci Mačva District 338 17,462
73
Koceljeva Mačva District 257 13,129
87
Mali Zvornik Mačva District 184 12,482
74
Krupanj Mačva District 342 17,295
85
Ljubovija Mačva District 356 14,469
43
Gornji Milanovac Moravica District 836 44,406
83
Lučani Moravica District 454 20,897
56
Ivanjica Moravica District 1,090 31,963
3
Aleksinac Nišava District 707 51,863
123
Svrljig Nišava District 497 14,249
91
Merošina Nišava District 193 13,968
117
Ražanj Nišava District 289 9,150
47
Doljevac Nišava District 121 18,463
38
Gadžin Han (grb)
Gadžin Han (grb)
Gadžin Han Nišava District 325 8,389
32
Vladičin Han Pčinja District 366 20,871
134
Surdulica Pčinja District 628 20,319
24
Bosilegrad Pčinja District 571 8,129
138
Trgovište Pčinja District 370 5,091
26
Bujanovac Pčinja District 461 18,0672
112
Preševo Pčinja District 264 3,0802
15
Bela Palanka Pirot District 951 12,126
8
Babušnica Pirot District 529 12,307
46
Dimitrovgrad Pirot District 483 10,118
127
Smederevska Palanka Podunavlje District 422 50,284
28
Velika Plana Podunavlje District 345 40,902
142
Ćuprija Pomoravlje District 287 30,645
104
Paraćin Pomoravlje District 542 54,242
122
Svilajnac Pomoravlje District 326 23,551
44
Despotovac Pomoravlje District 623 23,191
120
Rekovac Pomoravlje District 366 11,055
27
Varvarin Rasina District 249 17,966
139
Trstenik Rasina District 448 42,966
141
Ćićevac Rasina District 124 9,476
2
Aleksandrovac Rasina District 387 26,522
25
Brus Rasina District 606 16,317
35
Vrnjačka Banja Raška District 239 27,527
119
Raška Raška District 670 24,678
140
Tutin Raška District 742 31,155
6
Aranđelovac Šumadija District 376 46,225
137
Topola Šumadija District 356 22,329
118
Rača Šumadija District 216 11,503
10
Batočina Šumadija District 136 11,760
65
Knić Šumadija District 413 14,237
79
Lapovo Šumadija District 55 7,837
19
Blace Toplica District 306 11,754
76
Kuršumlija Toplica District 952 19,213
53
Žitorađa Toplica District 214 16,368
22
Boljevac Zaječar District 828 12,994
66
Knjaževac Zaječar District 1,202 31,491
128
Sokobanja Zaječar District 525 16,021
9
Bajina Bašta Zlatibor District 673 26,022
69
Kosjerić Zlatibor District 358 12,090
111
Požega Zlatibor District 426 29,638
146
Čajetina Zlatibor District 647 14,745
7
Arilje Zlatibor District 349 18,792
94
Nova Varoš Zlatibor District 581 16,638
115
Prijepolje Zlatibor District 827 37,059
126
Sjenica Zlatibor District 1,059 26,392
113
Priboj Zlatibor District 553 27,133
96
Novi Bečej Central Banat District 609 23,925
95
Nova Crnja Central Banat District 273 10,272
52
Žitište Central Banat District 525 16,841
125
Sečanj Central Banat District 523 13,267
13
Bačka Topola North Bačka District 596 33,321
88
Mali Iđoš North Bačka District 175 12,031
60
Kanjiža North Banat District 399 25,343
124
Senta North Banat District 293 23,316
1
Ada North Banat District 229 16,991
147
Čoka North Banat District 321 11,398
97
Novi Kneževac North Banat District 305 11,269
130
Srbobran South Bačka District 284 16,317
11
Bač South Bačka District 367 14,405
18
Bečej South Bačka District 487 37,351
34
Vrbas South Bačka District 376 42,092
12
Bačka Palanka South Bačka District 579 55,528
14
Bački Petrovac South Bačka District 158 13,418
49
Žabalj South Bačka District 400 26,134
136
Titel South Bačka District 262 15,738
135
Temerin South Bačka District 170 28,287
17
Beočin South Bačka District 186 15,726
131
Sremski Karlovci South Bačka District 51 8,750
109
Plandište South Banat District 383 11,336
100
Opovo South Banat District 203 10,440
67
Kovačica South Banat District 419 25,274
4
Alibunar South Banat District 602 20,151
16
Bela Crkva South Banat District 353 17,367
68
Kovin South Banat District 730 33,722
148
Šid Srem District 687 34,188
57
Inđija Srem District 384 47,433
58
Irig Srem District 230 10,866
121
Ruma Srem District 582 54,339
132
Stara Pazova Srem District 351 65,792
107
Pećinci Srem District 489 19,720
5
Apatin West Bačka District 333 28,929
103
Odžaci West Bačka District 411 30,154
75
Kula West Bačka District 481 43,101
39 Glogovac Kosovo District 290
70 Kosovo Polje Kosovo District 89
82 Lipljan Kosovo District 401
99
Obilić Kosovo District 105
110 Podujevo Kosovo District 625
144 Uroševac Kosovo District 344
149 Štimlje Kosovo District 134
61 Kačanik Kosovo District 294
150
Štrpce Kosovo District 248
71 Kosovska Kamenica Kosovo-Pomoravlje District 509
98 Novo Brdo Kosovo-Pomoravlje District 81
40 Gnjilane Kosovo-Pomoravlje District 510
30 Vitina Kosovo-Pomoravlje District 289
72
Kosovska Mitrovica Kosovska Mitrovica District 336
81
Leposavić Kosovska Mitrovica District 539
129 Srbica Kosovska Mitrovica District 374
37
Vučitrn Kosovska Mitrovica District 353
55
Zubin Potok Kosovska Mitrovica District 328
54
Zvečan Kosovska Mitrovica District 123
106 Peć Peć District 603
59
Istok Peć District 464
64 Klina Peć District 403
48 Đakovica Peć District 587
45 Dečani Peć District 402
101 Orahovac Prizren District 401
133 Suva Reka Prizren District 434
114 Prizren Prizren District 757
42 Gora1 Prizren District 310
1.^ The seat of the municipality is Dragaš
2.^ Incomplete coverage

Cities

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Cities (Serbian: градови, romanizedgradovi) are another type of local self-government. The territory with the city status usually has more than 100,000 inhabitants, but is otherwise very similar to municipality.[1] There are 27 cities, each having an assembly and budget of its own. Only the cities have mayors (Serbian: градоначелници, romanizedgradonačelnici), although the presidents of the municipalities are often referred to as "mayors" in everyday usage.

As with a municipality, the territory of a city is composed of a city proper and surrounding villages (e.g. the territory of the City of Subotica is composed of the Subotica town and surrounding villages). Every city (and municipality) is part of a administrative district. The exception is the capital Belgrade, which is not part of any district.[7]

The city may or may not be divided into city municipalities (Serbian: градске општине, romanizedgradske opštine). Six cities: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Požarevac, Užice and Vranje comprise several city municipalities. Competences of cities and these municipalities are divided. The municipalities of these cities also have their assemblies and other prerogatives. Two largest city municipalities by number of residents are the Novi Sad (307,760) and New Belgrade (212,104).[8]

Of these six cities, only Novi Sad did not undergo the full transformation, as the newly formed municipality of Petrovaradin exists pretty much only formally; thus, the City municipality of Novi Sad is largely equated to city of Novi Sad.[9] The city of Kragujevac had its own city municipalities from 2002 until 2008. In 2013, the city municipality of Sevojno within the city of Užice was established.[10]

List of cities

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No.[5] Crest City District Crest City municipality Area [Km²] Population
1
Bor Bor District none 856 48,615
2
Valjevo Kolubara District none 905 90,312
3 Vranje Pčinja District Vranje 860 83,524
Vranjska Banja
4
Vršac South Banat District none 1,324 52,026
5
Zaječar Zaječar District none 1,069 59,461
6
Zrenjanin Central Banat District none 1,324 123,362
7
Jagodina Pomoravlje District none 470 71,852
8
Kikinda North Banat District none 782 59,453
9
Kragujevac Šumadija District none 835 179,417
10
Kraljevo Raška District none 1,530 125,488
11
Kruševac Rasina District none 854 128,752
12
Leskovac Jablanica District none 1,025 144,206
13
Loznica Mačva District none 612 79,327
14
Niš Nišava District
Medijana 16 85,969
Niška Banja 145 14,680
Palilula 117 73,801
Pantelej 142 53,486
Crveni Krst 182 32,301
15
Novi Pazar Raška District none 742 100,410
16
Novi Sad South Bačka District none 702.7 368,967
17
Pančevo South Banat District none 759 123,414
18
Pirot Pirot District none 1,232 57,928
19
Požarevac Braničevo District Požarevac 482 75,334
Kostolac
20
Priština Kosovo District none 854
21
Prokuplje Toplica District none 759 44,419
22
Smederevo Podunavlje District none 484 108,209
23
Sombor West Bačka District none 1,178 85,903
24
Sremska Mitrovica Srem District none 762 79,940
25
Subotica North Bačka District none 1,008 141,554
26
Užice Zlatibor District Užice 667 78,040
Sevojno
27
Čačak Moravica District none 636 115,337
28
Šabac Mačva District none 795 115,884
special
status
Belgrade none
Barajevo 213 27,110
Čukarica 155 181,231
Grocka 289 83,907
Lazarevac 384 58,622
Mladenovac 339 53,096
Novi Beograd 41 214,506
Obrenovac 411 72,524
Palilula 447 173,521
Rakovica 29 108,641
Savski Venac 16 39,122
Sopot 271 20,367
Stari Grad 7 48,450
Surčin 285 43,819
Voždovac 150 158,213
Vračar 3 56,333
Zemun 154 168,170
Zvezdara 31 151,808

Municipalities of Kosovo

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Serbian law still treats Kosovo as an integral part of Serbia (officially the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija), although Kosovo declared independence in 2008. The Law on Territorial Organization defines 28 municipalities and 1 city on the territory of Kosovo.[1] Kosovo was under official United Nations' administration (UNMIK) from 1999 to 2008. The UNMIK administration changed the territorial organisation on the territory of Kosovo. In 2000 the municipality of Gora was merged with Opolje (part of the Municipality of Prizren) into the new municipality of Dragaš and one new municipality was created: Mališevo. Later, from 2005 to 2008, seven new municipalities were created: Gračanica, Elez Han, Junik, Parteš, Klokot, Ranilug and Mamuša.[11] However, the Government of Serbia does not recognise the territorial re-organisation of Kosovo, although some of these new-formed municipalities have Serb majority, and some Serbs participate in local elections. In three of those municipalities: Gračanica, Klokot-Vrbovac and Ranilug, Serbian parties won a majority in the 2009 elections.[12][13]

By the 2013 Brussels Agreement, Serbia agreed to disband its parallel municipal institutions in Kosovo, while the authorities of Kosovo agreed on creation of the Community of Serb Municipalities. However, both parties acted slowly to put this agreement in power.[14][15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Закон о територијалној организацији Републике Србије" [Law on the Territorial Organisation of the Republic of Serbia]. Службени гласник Републике Србије (129): 3–41. 2007. ISSN 0353-8389.
    "Закон о изменама и допунама Закона о територијалној организацији Републике Србије" [Law on the Amendment of the Law on the Territorial Organisation of the Republic of Serbia]. Службени гласник Републике Србије (18): 32–34. 2016. ISSN 0353-8389.
  2. ^ "Pirot, Kikinda i Vršac dobili status grada" [Pirot, Kikinda and Vršac Awarded City Status]. B92. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ Jerinić, Jelena (2006-12-01). "Konkretni oblici učešća građana" (PDF). Lokalna samouprava (in Serbian). Permanent conference of cities and municipalities/Vreme. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  4. ^ "Local Communities in Serbia: How to Become an Effective Voice for Citizens". USAID/Serbia Local Government Report Program. 2004-07-01. p. 4. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  5. ^ a b As given in the Law, in Serbian Cyrillic order
  6. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. ISSN 0354-3641. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Уредба о управним окрузима" [Regulation on Administrative Districts]. Службени гласник Републике Србије (15): 3–6. 2006. ISSN 0353-8389.
  8. ^ Comparative overview of the number of population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, pod2.stat.gov.rs; accessed 15 October 2016.
  9. ^ Mijušković, Miroljub (13 August 2012). "Petrovaradin traži pravu opštinu". politika.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  10. ^ "ОДЛУКА О ИЗМЕНАМА И ДОПУНАМА СТАТУТА ГРАДА УЖИЦА" (PDF). graduzice.org (in Serbian). Службени лист града Ужица. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Municipal profiles". Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
  12. ^ "UNMIK: Serb boycott creates new problems". B92. 22 November 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  13. ^ "Srbima većina u tri opštine" (in Serbian). B92. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  14. ^ "Kosovo Accuses Serbia of Delaying Brussels Agreement". Balkan Insight. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  15. ^ Morina, Die (21 November 2016). "Kosovo Stalls on Serbian Municipal Association". balkaninsight.com. BIRN. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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