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 southwestern part of the country. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 296,532 inhabitants.[1] The administrative center of the Raška district is Kraljevo.
Raška District
Рашки округ Raški okrug | |
|---|---|
                  Images from the Raška District | |
 Location of the Raška District within Serbia | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
| Administrative center | Kraljevo |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,918 km2 (1,513 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Total | 296,532 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-18 |
| Municipalities | 3 and 2 cities |
| Settlements | 359 |
| - Cities and towns | 9 |
| - Villages | 350 |
| Website | raski |
Municipalities
editThe district encompasses the municipalities of:
Demographics
edit| 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. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 296,532 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic composition of the district:[3]
Ethnic groups
edit| Ethnic group | Census 2011 | Census 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editBased on the census results from 2022, the Raška District has a Christian Orthodox majority (54.1%) and a substantial Muslim minority (40.4%).
| Religious group | Census 2002 | Census 2011 | Census 2022[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | |
| Orthodoxy | 188,903 | 64.9 | 188,112 | 60.8 | 160,494 | 54.1 |
| Islam | 96,312 | 33.1 | 112,520 | 36.4 | 119,925 | 40.4 |
| Other Christians | 503 | 0.18 | 2,217 | 0.72 | 2,220 | 0.75 |
| Others | 769 | 0.26 | 63 | 0.26 | 587 | 0.20 |
| Did not declare | 1,311 | 0.45 | 2,425 | 0.78 | 1,904 | 0.64 |
| Unknown | 3,432 | 1.18 | 3,941 | 1.27 | 11,402 | 3.85 |
| Total | 291,230 | 309,258 | 296,532 | |||
Society and culture
editCulture
editAt the outskirts of Kraljevo stands the Žiča monastery. This spiritual center of the Serbian medieval state was built around 1220, to also become the center of newly founded Serbian Archiepiscopacy.
The Studenica monastery was built in the late twelfth century, as the endowment of the Serb ruler Stefan Nemanja, who endowed it richly with icons and books. After he had become a monk and left for the Serbian Hilandar on Mt. Athos, his older son Stefan, later named the "First-Crowned", took his place as the caretaker of the monastery. In the vicinity of Novi Pazar stands the Sopoćani monastery, built around 1260 as the endowment of King Stefan Uroš I, the son of King Stefan the First-Crowned. The primary and major value of the Sopoćani monastery are its frescoes, by which it ranks among the best examples of European medieval painting.
Education
editThere 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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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