Administrative districts of Serbia

The administrative districts (Serbian: управни окрузи, romanized: upravni okruzi) of Serbia are special groups that help the central government manage its work in different parts of the country. These groups were created under a law in 2005 and are not the same as the official areas of local government. Instead, they are like regional centers that support government offices in areas such as inspections. Each district covers a group of municipalities and cities, which are the official local government units.

There are 29 administrative districts in Serbia, and the City of Belgrade has a similar special status. After Kosovo declared independence in 2008, some districts created by international administration were taken over by Kosovo, but the Serbian government does not recognize them.

These districts are usually named after historical areas or rivers, like the Pčinja District and the Nišava District. Their sizes and populations differ, from the smaller Podunavlje District to the larger Zlatibor District. Each district is led by a government official called the Head of the Administrative District, and they help coordinate government work but do not make their own decisions.

Definition

Administrative districts in Serbia were first set up in 1992 by the Government of Serbia. They help government offices work outside the main city by having local offices in different parts of the country. In 2005, laws were made to clearly explain what these districts do.

In 2006, these areas were named "administrative districts." They are not like regular parts of local government, but instead help the central government work better in different regions. These districts do not have their own flags or symbols because they are just tools to help the main government.

List of districts

In Serbia, there are special areas called administrative districts. These were created by the government to help organize work for different government offices in various parts of the country. There are 29 of these districts in Serbia.

District	Seat	Area in km2	Population	Population per km2	Municipalities and cities	Settlements
Bor District (Borski okrug)	Bor	3,507	101,100	28.8	City of Bor Kladovo Majdanpek Negotin	90
Braničevo District (Braničevski okrug)	Požarevac	3,865	156,367	40.5	City of Požarevac Golubac Kučevo Malo Crniće Petrovac Veliko Gradište Žabari Žagubica	189
Central Banat District (Srednjobanatski okrug)	Zrenjanin	3,256	157,711	48.4	City of Zrenjanin Novi Bečej Nova Crnja Sečanj Žitište	55
Jablanica District (Jablanički okrug)	Leskovac	2,769	184,502	66.6	City of Leskovac Bojnik Crna Trava Lebane Medveđa Vlasotince	336
Kolubara District (Kolubarski okrug)	Valjevo	2,474	154,497	62.4	City of Valjevo Lajkovac Ljig Mionica Osečina Ub	218
Mačva District (Mačvanski okrug)	Šabac	3,268	265,377	81.2	Bogatić City of Šabac City of Loznica Vladimirci Koceljeva Krupanj Ljubovija Mali Zvornik	228
Moravica District (Moravički okrug)	Čačak	3,016	189,281	62.8	City of Čačak Gornji Milanovac Ivanjica Lučani	206
Nišava District (Nišavski okrug)	Niš	2,729	343,950	126.0	City of Niš Aleksinac Doljevac Gadžin Han Merošina Ražanj Svrljig	285
North Bačka District (Severnobački okrug)	Subotica	1,784	160,163	89.8	City of Subotica Bačka Topola Mali Iđoš	45
North Banat District (Severnobanatski okrug)	Kikinda	2,329	117,896	50.6	City of Kikinda Ada Čoka Kanjiža Novi Kneževac Senta	50
Pčinja District (Pčinjski okrug)	Vranje	3,520	193,802	55.1	City of Vranje Bosilegrad Bujanovac Preševo Surdulica Trgovište Vladičin Han	363
Pirot District (Pirotski okrug)	Pirot	2,761	76,700	27.8	City of Pirot Babušnica Bela Palanka Dimitrovgrad	214
Podunavlje District (Podunavski okrug)	Smederevo	1,248	175,573	140.7	City of Smederevo Smederevska Palanka Velika Plana	58
Pomoravlje District (Pomoravski okrug)	Jagodina	2,614	182,047	69.6	City of Jagodina Ćuprija Despotovac Paraćin Rekovac Svilajnac	191
Rasina District (Rasinski okrug)	Kruševac	2,667	207,197	77.7	City of Kruševac Aleksandrovac Brus Ćićevac Trstenik Varvarin	296
Raška District (Raški okrug)	Kraljevo	3,918	296,532	75.7	City of Kraljevo City of Novi Pazar Raška Tutin Vrnjačka Banja	359
South Bačka District (Južnobački okrug)	Novi Sad	4,016	607,178	151.2	City of Novi Sad Bač Bačka Palanka Bački Petrovac Bečej Beočin Srbobran Sremski Karlovci Temerin Titel Vrbas Žabalj	77
South Banat District (Južnobanatski okrug)	Pančevo	4,245	260,244	61.3	City of Pančevo City of Vršac Alibunar Bela Crkva Kovin Kovačica Opovo Plandište	94
Srem District (Sremski okrug)	Sremska Mitrovica	3,486	282,547	81.1	City of Sremska Mitrovica Inđija Irig Pećinci Ruma Stara Pazova Šid	109
Šumadija District (Šumadijski okrug)	Kragujevac	2,387	269,728	113.0	City of Kragujevac Aranđelovac Batočina Knić Lapovo Rača Topola	174
Toplica District (Toplički okrug)	Prokuplje	2,231	77,341	34.7	City of Prokuplje Blace Kuršumlija Žitorađa	267
West Bačka District (Zapadnobački okrug)	Sombor	2,420	154,491	63.8	City of Sombor Apatin Kula Odžaci	37
Zaječar District (Zaječarski okrug)	Zaječar	3,623	96,715	26.7	City of Zaječar Boljevac Knjaževac Sokobanja	173
Zlatibor District (Zlatiborski okrug)	Užice	6,140	254,659	41.5	City of Užice Arilje Bajina Bašta Čajetina Kosjerić Nova Varoš Požega Priboj Prijepolje Sjenica	438
Kosovo District (Kosovski okrug)	Priština	3,310	570,835	172.5	Glogovac Kačanik Kosovo Polje Lipljan Obilić Podujevo Priština Štimlje Štrpce Uroševac	393
Kosovo-Pomoravlje District (Kosovsko-pomoravski okrug)	Gnjilane	1,389	184,864	133.1	Gnjilane Kosovska Kamenica Novo Brdo Vitina	184
Kosovska Mitrovica District (Kosovsko-mitrovački okrug)	Kosovska Mitrovica	2,053	234,262	114.1	Kosovska Mitrovica Leposavić Srbica Vučitrn Zubin Potok Zvečan	335
Peć District (Pećki okrug)	Peć	2,459	351,680	143.2	Dečani Đakovica Istok Klina Peć	317
Prizren District (Prizrenski okrug)	Prizren	2,196	319,330	145.4	Gora Orahovac Prizren Suva Reka	220