Šumadija and Western Serbia

Šumadija and Western Serbia Шумадија и западна Србија Šumadija i zapadna Srbija
Statistical region of Serbia
Location of Šumadija and Western Serbia (yellow) in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Largest city	Kragujevac
Area
• Total	26,483 km2 (10,225 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	2,031,697
Districts	8

Šumadija and Western Serbia (Serbian: Шумадија и западна Србија, Šumadija i zapadna Srbija) is one of the five statistical regions of Serbia. It was formed in 2010. The region has a total population of 2,031,697, according to the 2011 census. It is also a level-2 statistical region according to the European Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS).

Formation

In July 2009, the Serbian parliament adopted a new law in which Serbia was divided into seven statistical regions. ^[1] According to the law, territory of present-day Šumadija and Western Serbia was divided into two statistical regions - Western Region (Serbian: Zapadni region / Западни регион) and Central Region (Serbian: Centralni region / Централни регион). However, in May 2010, the law was modified and Western and Central region were merged into a single statistical region whose name is Šumadija and Western Serbia.

Districts

The statistical region of Šumadija and Western Serbia is composed of 8 administrative districts:

Cities and towns

The largest cities and towns of the region are:

References

External links

• Usvojene izmene i dopune Zakona o regionalnom-razvoju (in Serbian)

Statistical regions of Serbia
Vojvodina Belgrade Šumadija and Western Serbia Southern and Eastern Serbia Kosovo and Metohija

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