List of cities in Serbia

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Administrative cities of Serbia

This is the list of cities and towns in Serbia, according to the criteria used by Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, which classifies the settlements into urban and rural, depending not only on size, but also on other administrative and legal criteria.[1] Also villages with the municipal rights have been added to the list.

Organization

Cities

Cities in administrative sense are defined by the Law on Territorial Organization. The territory with the city status usually has more than 100,000 inhabitants,[2] but is otherwise very similar to municipality. They enjoy a special status of autonomy and self-government, as they have their own civic parliaments and executive branches, as well as mayor (Serbian: gradonačelnik, plural: gradonačelnici) is elected through popular vote, elected by their citizens in local elections. Also, the presidents of the municipalities are often referred to as "mayors" in everyday usage. There are 29 cities (gradovi, singular: grad), each having an assembly and budget of its own.

As with a municipality, the territory of a city is composed of a city proper and surrounding villages (e.g. the territory of the City of Subotica is composed of the Subotica town and surrounding villages). The capital Belgrade is the only city on the level of a district.[3] All other cities are on the municipality level and are part of a district.[4]

City municipalities

The city may or may not be divided into city municipalities. Five cities (Belgrade, Niš, Požarevac, Vranje and Užice) comprise several city municipalities. Competences of cities and city municipalities are divided. The city municipalities of these six cities also have their assemblies and other prerogatives. The largest city municipality by number of residents is New Belgrade (214,506 inhabitants).[5]

The city of Kragujevac had its own city municipalities from 2002 until 2008, when they were abolished. Novi Sad used to be formally divided into city municipalities of Novi Sad and Petrovaradin,[6] but in March 2019 a new city statute was adopted, abolishing any separate municipalities.[7] In 2013, the city municipality of Sevojno within the city of Užice was established.[8]

List of the cities

The following cities have official administrative city rights:

List of cities and municipalities

This is a list of cities and municipalities (excluding city municipalities) in Serbia, as defined by the Law on territorial organisation[4] The data on population is taken from the 2011 census.[5]

It does not include municipalities in Kosovo created by the UNMIK after 1999. The census was not conducted in Kosovo, which was under administration of UNMIK, so the population numbers are not given for the municipalities in Kosovo.

According to the statistic criteria, the settlements in the table are classified as "urban" (i.e. cities and towns), as opposed to "rural" (villages). These criteria are not limited to the settlement size, but also include the percentage of residents engaged in agriculture, population density etc. Thus, not all towns in statistical sense are greater than villages, and they are not always municipality centers. Note that the population of the city municipalities of some cities were not presented as unique, but united in the city population.

Cities and municipalities
Belgrade
Novi Sad
Niš
Kragujevac
Subotica
Zrenjanin
Pančevo
Čačak
Kruševac
Kraljevo
Novi Pazar
Smederevo
Užice
Valjevo
Vranje
Šabac
Sombor
Požarevac
Pirot
Zaječar
Bor
Kikinda
Sremska Mitrovica
Jagodina
Vršac
  ¤ District administrative center

Bold: Cities in administrative sense

City / town District Area [km²] Administrative Area [km²] Urban
2022 census 2011 census 2011 census[1] 2022 census[1]
Belgrade[2] ¤ Belgrade 3,225 1,681,405 1,659,440 1,035 1,233,796 1,383,875
Novi Sad[3] ¤ South Bačka 699 368,967 341,625 129 277,522 306,702
Niš[4] ¤ Nišava 582 249,501 260,237 266 187,544 182,797
Kragujevac ¤ Šumadija 835 171,186 179,417 835 150,835 146,315
Subotica ¤ North Bačka 1,008 123,952 141,554 1,008 105,681 94,228
Leskovac ¤ Jablanica 1,025 123,950 144,206 1,025 60,246 58,338
Pančevo ¤ South Banat 756 115,454 123,414 756 76,203 86,408
Kruševac ¤ Rasina 854 113,582 128,752 854 73,316 68,119
Kraljevo ¤ Raška 1,530 110,196 125,448 1,530 64,175 61,490
Novi Pazar Raška 742 106,720 100,410 742 66,527 71,462
Zrenjanin ¤ Central Banat 1,324 105,722 123,362 1,324 76,511 67,129
Čačak ¤ Moravica 636 105,612 115,337 636 73,331 69,598
Šabac ¤ Mačva 795 105,432 115,884 795 53,919 51,163
Smederevo ¤ Podunavlje 484 97,930 108,209 484 64,175 59,261
Valjevo ¤ Kolubara 905 82,169 90,312 905 59,073 56,145
Vranje[5] ¤ Pčinja 860 74,381 83,524 860 55,138 55,214
Sremska Mitrovica ¤ Srem 762 72,580 79,940 762 37,751 40,144
Loznica Mačva 612 72,062 79,327 612 19,572 23,988
Sombor ¤ West Bačka 1,178 70,818 85,903 1,178 47,623 41,814
Užice[6] ¤ Zlatibor 667 69,997 78,040 667 59,747 54,965
Požarevac[7] ¤ Braničevo 482 68,648 75,334 482 44,183 51,271
Jagodina ¤ Pomoravlje 470 64,644 71,825 470 37,282 34,892
Stara Pazova Srem 351 62,318 65,792 351 18,602 18,522
Pirot ¤ Pirot 1,232 49,601 57,928 1,232 38,785 34,942
Kikinda ¤ North Banat 782 49,326 59,453 782 38,065 32,084
Ruma Srem 582 48,621 54,339 582 30,076 27,747
Bačka Palanka South Bačka 579 48,265 55,528 579 28,239 25,476
Zaječar ¤ Zaječar 1,069 47,991 59,461 1,069 38,165 32,448
Paraćin Pomoravlje 542 45,543 54,242 542 25,104 22,349
Vršac South Banat 1,324 45,462 52,026 1,324 36,040 31,946
Inđija Srem 384 43,443 47,433 384 26,025 24,450
Aleksinac Nišava 707 43,098 51,863 707 17,978 15,607
Smederevska Palanka Podunavlje 422 42,192 50,284 422 23,601 20,345
Aranđelovac Šumadija 376 41,297 46,225 376 24,797 22,881
Bujanovac Pčinja 461 41,068 43,302 461 14,613 11,468
Bor ¤ Bor 856 40,845 48,615 856 34,160 28,822
Gornji Milanovac Moravica 836 38,985 44,406 836 24,216 23,109
Prokuplje ¤ Toplica 759 38,054 44,419 759 27,333 24,627
Vrbas South Bačka 376 36,601 42,092 376 24,112 20,892
Trstenik Rasina 448 35,875 42,966 448 15,282 13,476
Kula West Bačka 481 35,592 43,101 481 17,866 22,105
Velika Plana Podunavlje 345 35,451 40,902 345 16,088 14,609
Preševo[n 1] Pčinja 264 33,449 34,904 264 13,426 13,054
Tutin Raška 742 33,053 31,155 742 10,094 11,169
Prijepolje Zlatibor 827 32,214 37,059 827 14,535 11,928
Bečej South Bačka 487 30,681 37,351 487 23,895 19,492
Negotin Bor 1,089 28,261 37,056 1,089 16,882 14,647
Kovin South Banat 730 28,141 33,722 730 13,515 11,623
Šid Srem 687 27,894 34,188 687 14,893 12,618
Ivanjica Moravica 1,090 27,751 31,963 1,090 11,715 11,240
Bačka Topola North Bačka 579 26,228 33,321 579 14,573 11,930
Požega Zlatibor 426 25,988 29,638 426 13,153 12,362
Petrovac na Mlavi Braničevo 655 25,900 31,259 655 7,447 6,958
Temerin South Bačka 170 25,780 28,287 170 19,661 23,075
Ub Kolubara 456 25,780 29,101 456 6,191 6,684
Vlasotince Jablanica 308 25,695 29,893 308 15,882 14,924
Knjaževac Zaječar 1,202 25,341 31,491 1,202 18,404 16,350
Ćuprija Pomoravlje 287 25,325 30,645 287 19,471 16,522
Vrnjačka Banja Raška 239 25,065 27,527 239 10,065 9,252
Odžaci West Bačka 411 24,926 30,154 411 8,811 7,556
Bogatić Mačva 384 24,522 28,287 384 -
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Sjenica Zlatibor 1,059 24,083 26,392 1,059 14,060 12,989
Žabalj South Bačka 400 23,853 26,134 400 9,161 8,449
Bajina Bašta Zlatibor 673 23,533 26,022 673 9,148 8,971
Priboj Zlatibor 533 23,514 27,133 533 14,920 13,172
Apatin West Bačka 333 23,155 28,929 333 17,411 14,613
Aleksandrovac Rasina 387 22,069 26,522 387 6,228 5,586
Raška Raška 670 21,498 24,678 670 9,108 8,477
Kovačica South Banat 419 21,178 25,274 419 6,259 5,398
Kanjiža North Banat 399 20,141 25,343 399 9,871 8,067
Svilajnac Pomoravlje 326 20,141 23,551 326 9,198 8,593
Novi Bečej Central Banat 609 19,886 23,925 609 13,133 10,967
Topola Šumadija 356 19,134 22,329 356 4,973 4,588
Pećinci Srem 489 18,401 19,720 489 -
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Despotovac Pomoravlje 623 18,278 23,191 623 6,232 5,163
Lebane Jablanica 337 18,119 22,000 337 9,272 8,025
Senta North Banat 293 17,953 23,316 293 18,704 14,452
Vladičin Han Pčinja 366 17,532 20,871 366 8,030 7,343
Kladovo Bor 629 17,435 20,635 629 9,729 8,817
Alibunar South Banat 602 17,139 20,153 602 8,089 7,122
Arilje Zlatibor 349 17,063 18,792 349 6,763 6,639
Surdulica Pčinja 628 16,991 20,319 628 11,400 9,636
Lučani Moravica 454 16,933 20,897 454 5,142 4,412
Doljevac Nišava 121 15,837 18,463 121 -
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Kuršumlija Toplica 952 15,823 19,213 952 13,306 11,822
Veliko Gradište Braničevo 344 15,455 17,610 344 5,825 5,518
Čajetina Zlatibor 647 14,585 14,745 647 2,821 3,702
Majdanpek Bor 932 14,559 18,686 932 10,109 8,310
Bela Crkva South Banat 353 14,451 17,367 353 9,080 7,456
Vladimirci Mačva 338 14,427 17,462 338 -
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Krupanj Mačva 342 14,399 17,295 342 4,429 4,134
Srbobran South Bačka 284 14,357 16,317 284 12,009 10,496
Varvarin Rasina 249 14,217 17,966 249 -
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Titel South Bačka 262 13,984 15,738 262 5,294 4,522
Beočin South Bačka 186 13,875 15,726 186 7,839 7,274
Lajkovac Kolubara 186 13,825 15,475 186 3,249 3,211
Žitorađa Toplica 214 13,782 16,368 214 3,370
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Brus Rasina 606 13,594 16,317 606 4,636 4,183
Nova Varoš Zlatibor 581 13,507 16,638 581 8,795 7,542
Žitište Central Banat 525 13,412 16,841 525 2,903 2,550
Ada North Banat 229 13,293 16,991 229 15,573 12,281
Sokobanja Zaječar 525 13,199 16,021 525 7,982 7,188
Ljubovija Mačva 356 12,168 14,469 356 -
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Mionica Kolubara 329 12,061 14,335 329 1,620 1,590
Merošina Nišava 193 11,873 13,968 193 -
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Kučevo Braničevo 721 11,806 15,516 721 3,944 3,313
Knić Šumadija 413 11,729 14,237 413 -
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Bački Petrovac South Bačka 158 11,512 13,418 158 6,155 5,227
Bač South Bačka 367 11,431 14,405 367 5,399 4,405
Mali Zvornik Mačva 184 11,219 12,482 184 4,407 4,297
Koceljeva Mačva 257 11,148 13,129 257 -
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Svrljig Nišava 497 10,781 14,249 497 7,553 6,762
Ljig Kolubara 279 10,711 12,754 279 3,425 3,090
Sečanj Central Banat 523 10,544 13,267 523 2,373 1,889
Boljevac Zaječar 828 10,184 12,994 828 4,484 3,802
Kosjerić Zlatibor 358 10,175 12,090 358 3,992 3,723
Batočina Šumadija 136 10,162 11,760 136 -
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Mali Iđoš North Bačka 175 9,983 12,031 175 -
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Osečina Kolubara 319 9,951 12,536 319 -
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Bela Palanka Pirot 951 9,947 12,126 951 8,143 7,140
Žagubica Braničevo 760 9,712 12,733 760 -
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Blace Toplica 306 9,682 11,754 306 5,253 4,865
Rača Šumadija 216 9,638 11,503 216 2,603 2,362
Opovo South Banat 203 9,462 10,440 203 4,527 4,147
Bojnik Jablanica 264 9,315 11,104 264 -
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Irig Srem 230 9,290 10,866 230 4,415 3,901
Žabari Braničevo 264 9,261 11,380 264 -
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Babušnica Pirot 529 9,109 12,307 529 4,601 4,254
Malo Crniće Braničevo 271 8,986 11,458 271 -
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Plandište South Banat 383 8,957 11,336 383 -
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Novi Kneževac North Banat 305 8,627 11,269 305 6,960 5,688
Čoka North Banat 321 8,556 11,398 321 4,028 3,119
Nova Crnja Central Banat 273 8,147 10,272 273 -
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Rekovac Pomoravlje 366 8,116 11,055 366 -
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Dimitrovgrad Pirot 483 8,043 10,118 483 6,278 5,188
Sremski Karlovci South Bačka 51 7,872 8,750 51 8,750 7,872
Ćićevac Rasina 124 7,860 9,476 124 4,667 3,902
Ražanj Nišava 289 7,010 9,150 289 -
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Golubac Braničevo 368 6,599 8,331 368 1,653
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Lapovo Šumadija 55 6,582 7,837 55 7,143 6,057
Medveđa Jablanica 524 6,360 7,438 524 3,236 2,993
Bosilegrad Pčinja 571 6,065 8,129 571 2,624 2,348
Gadžin Han Nišava 325 5,850 8,389 325 -
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Trgovište Pčinja 370 4,316 5,091 370 -
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Crna Trava Jablanica 312 1,063 1,663 312 -
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Cities and municipalities in Kosovo
Main articles: Municipalities of Kosovo and List of cities in Kosovo

See also

Notes and references

Notes

^ The city of Belgrade consists of 17 city municipalities.
^ The city of Novi Sad consists of two city municipalities: Novi Sad and Petrovaradin.
^ The city of Niš consists of five city municipalities: Medijana, Palilula, Pantelej, Crveni Krst and Niška Banja.
^ The city of Vranje consists of two city municipalities: City municipality of Vranje and Vranjska Banja.
^ The city of Užice consists of two city municipalities: City municipality of Užice and Sevojno
^ The city of Požarevac consists of two city municipalities: City municipality of Požarevac and Kostolac.
  1. ^ These are 2002 census results. At the beginning of September 2011, the Assembly of Albanian Deputies from Preševo, Bujanovac and Medveđa invited the Albanians to boycott the Census, which affected the coverage in the municipalities of Preševo and Bujanovac, and partly in the municipality Medveđa.

References

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