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Districts (Serbian: Окрузи, Okruzi ) are the administrative units of Serbia, comprising several municipalities each.

The slavic word okrug (округ) denotes administrative subdivision in some states. Its etymology is similar to the German Kreis, circle (in the meaning of administrative division) (although translated in German as Bezirk): okrug is literally something "encircling".

In the subdivisions of Serbia, the term is translated as district, sometimes as county.

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Map of Serbia with districts and municipalities shown.
Map of Serbia with districts and municipalities shown.

The territorial order of the Republic of Serbia is regulated by the Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government, adopted in the National Assembly on July 24, 1991 (last amended 1999)[1]. According to the law, "Territorial organization of the Republic comprises municipalities and cities are the territorial units where the local autonomy is exercized, city of Belgrade as a separate territorial unit, and autonomous provinces as a form of territorial autonomy".

By its Enactment of 29 January 1992, the Government of Serbia defined the districts as "regional centers of state authority", enacting affairs run by the relevant Ministries. Additionally, since the adoption of UNSCR 1244 in 1999 the souther Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija is placed under administration of UN authorities as Kosovo (UNMIK) that made a reform to its subdivisions. Currently the Republic of Serbia is divided into 29 districts (in Central Serbia, Vojvodina and Kosovo) + district city of Belgrade.[2]

List of districts

Districts in Central Serbia

Districts in Central Serbia
Districts in Central Serbia
District Capital Area
in km²		 Population
in 2002 (rank)		 Population
per km²		 Municipalities Settlements
City of Belgrade
(Grad Beograd)
 Belgrade 3,222.68 1,576,124 488 159
Bor District
(Borski okrug)
 Bor 3,507 146,551 41.8 90
Braničevo District
(Braničevski okrug)
 Požarevac 3,865 200,503 51.9
Jablanica District
(Jablanički okrug)
 Leskovac 2,769 240,923 87.0 336
Kolubara District
(Kolubarski okrug)
 Valjevo 2,474 192,204 77.7 218
Mačva District
(Mačvanski okrug)
 Šabac 3,268 329,625 100.9 228
Moravica District
(Moravički okrug)
 Čačak 3,016 224,772 74.5 206
Nišava District
(Nišavski okrug)
 Niš 2,729 381,757 139.9 285
Pčinja District
(Pčinjski okrug)
 Vranje 3,520 227,690 64.7 363
Pirot District
(Pirotski okrug)
 Pirot 2,761 105,654 38.3 214
Podunavlje District
(Podunavski okrug)
 Smederevo 1,248 210,290 168.5 58
Pomoravlje District
(Pomoravski okrug)
 Jagodina 2,614 227,435 87.0 191
Rasina District
(Rasinski okrug)
 Kruševac 2,667 259,441 96 296
Raška District
(Raški okrug)
 Kraljevo 3,918 291,230 74.3 359
Šumadija District
(Šumadijski okrug)
 Kragujevac 2,387 298,778 125.2 174
Toplica District
(Toplički okrug)
 Prokuplje 2,231 102,075 45.7 267
Zaječar District
(Zaječarski okrug)
 Zaječar 3,623 137,561 37.7 173
Zlatibor District
(Zlatiborski okrug)
 Užice 6,140 313,396 51.0 438

Districts in Vojvodina

Districts in Vojvodina
Districts in Vojvodina
District Capital Area
in km²		 Population
in 2002 (rank)		 Population
per km²		 Municipalities Settlements
Central Banat District
(Srednje-banatski okrug)
 Zrenjanin 3,256 208,456 64.0 55
North Bačka District
(Severnobački okrug)
 Subotica 1,784 200,140 112.2 45
North Banat District
(Severno-banatski okrug)
 Kikinda 2,329 165,881 71.2 50
South Bačka District
(Južnobački okrug)
 Novi Sad 4,016 593,666 147.8 77
South Banat District
(Južno-banatski okrug)
 Pančevo 4,245 313,937 73.6 94
Srem District
(Sremski okrug)
 Sremska Mitrovica 3,486 335,901 96.4 109
West Bačka District
(Zapadno-bački okrug)
 Sombor 2,420 214,011 88.4 37

Districts in Kosovo and Metohia

Districts and municipalities in Kosovo and Metohia
Districts and municipalities in Kosovo and Metohia

Five of the Districts of Serbia are in its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, with 30 municipalities. Since 1999, UNMIK created 7 Districts of Kosovo and 30 Municipalities of Kosovo.

District Capital Population
in 2002 (rank)		 Municipalities
Kosovo District
('Kosovski okrug')
 Priština 672,292
Kosovo-Pomoravlje District
(Kosovsko-Pomoravski okrug)
 Gnjilane 217,726
Kosovska Mitrovica District
(Kosovsko - Mitrovački okrug)
 Kosovska Mitrovica 275,904
Peć District
(Pećki okrug)
 Peć 414,187
Prizren District
(Prizrenski okrug)
 Prizren 376,085

UNMIK reform of 2000

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UNMIK's districts of Kosovo
UNMIK's districts of Kosovo

The United Nations Mission in Kosovo introduced the following changes to the districts and municipalities of Kosovo (UNMIK) in 2000:

Serbia protested about the new territorial division and does not see it as legitimate, but by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo administration implemented it regardless of Serbia's protests, because it has such authoritycitation needed established by virtue of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244. Similarly the local authorities of Kosovo objected the Serbia nominal sovereignity over Kosovo (also confirmed by the UNSCR 1244) and in 2008 declared unilateraly indepence, but it is not yet recognized by the UN and thus the Kosovo (UNMIK) protectorate continues to function according to UNSCR 1244.

The UNMIK administration (established in 1999), replaced the Districts of Kosovo and Metohia with new districts of Kosovo (UNMIK). The new districts are:

District Capital Area
in km²		 Population
in 2002 (rank)		 Population
per km²		 Municipalities
District of Đakovica
(Đakovički okrug/Gjakova District)
 Đakovica 1042 242,077 232
District of Gnjilane
(Gnjilanski okrug/Gjilani District)
 Gnjilane
District of Kosovska Mitrovica
(Kosovskomitrovački okrug/Komuna e Mitrovicës)
 Kosovska Mitrovica
District of Peć
(Pećki okrug/Peja District)
 Peć
District of Priština
(Prištinski okrug/Komuna e Prishtinës)
 Priština
District of Prizren
(Prizrenski okrug/Prizreni District)
 Prizren
District of Uroševac
(Uroševački okrug/Ferizaji District)
 Uroševac

References

  1. ^ "Zakon o teritorijalnoj organizaciji Republike Srbije" (in Serbian). Parliament of Serbia.
  2. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.arhiva.serbia.sr.gov.yu/cms/view.php?id=600|title=Facts about Serbia|publisher=Official website of [[Government of Serbia]|accessdate=2008-06-28]}}

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