Raška District
Raška District
Рашки округ Raški okrug | ||
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District of Serbia | ||
          _7694.NEF.jpg){kind=small}        Images from the Raška District | ||
Municipalities 3 and 2 cities | | |
| Settlements | 359 | |
| - Cities and towns | 9 | |
| - Villages | 350 | |
| Website | raski | |
The Raška District (Serbian: Рашки округ / Raški okrug, pronounced [râʃkiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It expands to the south-western part of the country. As of 2022 census, the district has a population of 296,532 inhabitants.[1] The administrative center of the Raška district is Kraljevo.
Municipalities
The district encompasses the municipalities of:
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 186,092 | — |
| 1953 | 206,008 | +2.05% |
| 1961 | 228,991 | +1.33% |
| 1971 | 251,230 | +0.93% |
| 1981 | 282,644 | +1.19% |
| 1991 | 300,274 | +0.61% |
| 2002 | 291,230 | −0.28% |
| 2011 | 309,258 | +0.67% |
| 2022 | 296,532 | −0.38% |
| Source: [2][1] | ||
According to the census results from 2011, the Raška District has 309,258 inhabitants. 53.2% of the population lives in the urban areas. Ethnic composition of the district:[3] As of 2022 census, the district has a population of 296,532 inhabitants.[1]
Ethnic groups
| Ethnic group | Census 2011 | Census 2022 | ||
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| Population | % | Population | % | |
| Serbs | 188,208 | 60.9 | 161,033 | 54.3 |
| Bosniaks | 105,488 | 34.1 | 115,640 | 39.0 |
Muslims |
5,255 | 1.70 | 2,249 | 0.76 |
| Romani | 2,435 | 0.79 | 1,982 | 0.67 |
Gorani |
334 | 0.11 | 357 | 0.12 |
| Montenegrins | 740 | 0.24 | 310 | 0.10 |
| Yugoslavs | 214 | 0.07 | 279 | 0.09 |
| Albanians | 267 | 0.09 | 252 | 0.08 |
| Macedonians | 289 | 0.09 | 177 | 0.06 |
| Croats | 215 | 0.07 | 152 | 0.05 |
| Others | 5,813 | 1.88 | 14,101 | 4.77 |
| Total | 309,258 | 296,532 | ||
Religion
Based on the census results from 2022, the Raška District has 54.1% of Christian Orthodox majority and substantial 40.4% Muslims minority.
| Religious group | Census 2022[4] | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | % | |
| Orthodoxy | 160,494 | 54.1 |
| Islam | 119,925 | 40.4 |
| Other christians | 2,220 | 0.75 |
| Others | 587 | 0.20 |
| Did not declare | 1,904 | 0.64 |
| Unknown | 11,402 | 3.85 |
| Total | 296,532 | |
Society and culture
Culture
At the outskirts of Kraljevo stands the Žiča monastery. This spiritual center of the Serbian medieval state was built around 1220, to become also the center of newly founded Serbian Arch-episcopacy.
The
Education
There are three universities located in the Raška District:
- Public
- State University of Novi Pazar, founded in 2006
- University of Kragujevac - there are two faculties of the university that are located in the municipalities of Kraljevo and Vrnjačka Banja
- Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo
- Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism in Vrnjačka Banja
- Private
- International University of Novi Pazar, founded in 2002
See also
- Administrative divisions of Serbia
- Districts of Serbia
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References
- ^ a b c d "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings" (PDF).
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Претрага дисеминационе базе". data.stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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External links
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