Žagubica

Žagubica
Жагубица
Municipality and Town

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Location of the municipality of Žagubica within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°12′N 21°48′E / 44.200°N 21.800°E / 44.200; 21.800Coordinates: 44°12′N 21°48′E / 44.200°N 21.800°E / 44.200; 21.800
Country  Serbia
District Braničevo
Settlements 18
Government
 • Mayor Safet Pavlović (Serbian Progressive Party)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 760 km2 (290 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 2,584
 • Municipality 12,737
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 12320
Area code +381 12
Car plates PO
Website www.zagubica.org.rs

Žagubica (Serbian Cyrillic: Жагубица, pronounced [ʒǎɡubitsa]) is a village and municipality located in the Braničevo District of Serbia. In 2011, the population of the village is 2,584, while population of the municipality is 12,737.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Žagubica or Жагубица, and in Vlach as Jagubiţa, Jăgobiţa or Iaguba .

History

From 1929 to 1941, Žagubica was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Geography

The municipality of Žagubica is located between municipalities of Kučevo and Majdanpek in the north, municipality of Bor in the east, municipality of Despotovac in the south, and municipality of Petrovac in the west.

Settlements

Aside from the village of Žagubica, the municipality includes the following settlements:

  • Žagubica
  • Bliznak
  • Bresnica
  • Vukovac
  • Izvarica
  • Jošanica
  • Krepoljin
  • Krupaja
  • Laznica
  • Medveđica
  • Milanovac (Magudica)
  • Milatovac
  • Osanica
  • Ribare
  • Sige
  • Selište
  • Suvi Do
  • Lipe

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in the Žagubica municipality include (2011 census):

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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