Kolubara District

Kolubara District Колубарски округ Kolubarski okrug
District of Serbia
Location of Kolubara District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Administrative centre	Valjevo
Government
• Commissioner	Goran Milivojević (as of July 16th, 2015)
• Predecessor	Vladimir Petrović (Nov 14th, 2013 - May, 2015)
Area
• Total	2,474 km² (955 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	174,513
• Density	70.5/km² (183/sq mi)
Municipalities	5 and 1 city
Settlements	218
- Cities and towns	7
- Villages	211

The Kolubara District (Serbian: Колубарски округ, Kolubarski okrug) occupies the central part of western Serbia. It has a population of 174,513. The administrative centre of the Kolubara District is Valjevo, on the banks of the Kolubara River.

Municipalities

The district encompasses the municipalities of:

Demographics

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Kolubara District has 174,513 inhabitants. Ethnic composition of the district:

Ethnic group	Population
Serbs	166,325
Roma	4,045
Montenegrins	215
Yugoslavs	161
Macedonians	133
Croats	120
Others	3,514
Total	174,513

Culture

This region is distinguished for its cultural-historic monuments: the Muselim's Palace, a typical example of the Turkish architecture built in the thirteenth century, the Tower of the Nenadovic Family, built in 1813 by Duke Janko, the church of Valjevo originating from 1838 which is a rare example of monumental classicistic style building in Serbia.

Economy

Prevailing industries in this region are: metal industry ("Krusik" DD Holding Corporation,": "Gradac" DD Screw Factory), agricultural production (plums, raspberries, blackberries) and food processing industry ("Srbijanka" DD).

Tourism

The major tourism resorts in the district are: the Divčibare and the Vrujci Spa.

Districts of Serbia

Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Syrmia West Bačka

Belgrade	City of Belgrade

Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor

Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar

Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren

¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from web.archive.org/web/20090221052324/http://www.srbija.gov.rs:80/.

Coordinates: 44°16′N 19°53′E / 44.267°N 19.883°E / 44.267; 19.883

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