Šumadija and Western Serbia

The Šumadija and Western Serbia (Serbian: Шумадија и западна Србија / Šumadija i zapadna Srbija) is one of the five statistical regions of Serbia. It is also a level-2 statistical region according to the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It was formed in 2010. As of 2022 census, the regions has a total of 1,819,318 inhabitants.[2]

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
Location of Šumadija and Western Serbia (yellow) in Serbia
Country Serbia
FoundedMay 2010
Largest cityKragujevac
Area
[1]
 • Total26,493 km2 (10,229 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total1,819,318
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
 Preliminary results[2]
Districts8
Settlements2,112
HDI (2019)0.795[3]
high · 3rd in Serbia

Formation

In July 2009, the Serbian parliament adopted a new law in which Serbia was divided into seven statistical regions.[4] According to the law, territory of present-day Šumadija and Western Serbia was divided into two statistical regions – Western Region (Serbian: Западни регион, romanized: Zapadni region) and Central Region (Serbian: Централни регион, romanized: Centralni region).

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:

District Area (km2) Population
(2011 Census)		 Administrative
Capital
Mačva3,264298,931Šabac
Kolubara2,474174,513Valjevo
Moravica3,016212,603Čačak
Zlatibor6,142286,549Užice
Šumadija2,387293,308Kragujevac
Pomoravlje2,614214,536Jagodina
Raška3,922309,258Kraljevo
Rasina2,664273,247Kruševac
Source: Statistical Office of Serbia

Cities and towns

The largest cities and towns of the region are:

City or town Population
(2011 Census)[5]
Kragujevac150,835
Čačak73,331
Kruševac73,316
Novi Pazar66,527
Kraljevo64,175
Valjevo59,073
Šabac53,919
Užice52,593
Jagodina37,282
Paraćin25,104
Aranđelovac24,797
Loznica24,363
Gornji Milanovac24,216
Trstenik15,282

References
  1. "Региони у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. "Први резултати Пописa становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2022". stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  4. "Uvedeno sedam statističkih regiona". B92.net. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  5. "Serbia: Regions, Districts and Major Cities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
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