Raška District

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. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 309,258 inhabitants. The administrative center of the Raška district is Kraljevo.

Raška District

Рашки округ
Raški okrug
District of Serbia
Location of the Raška District within Serbia
Country Serbia
RegionŠumadija and Western Serbia
Administrative centerKraljevo
Government
 • CommissionerNebojša Simović
Area
 • Total3,918 km2 (1,513 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total309,258
 • Density78.9/km2 (204/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeRS-18
Municipalities3 and 2 cities
Settlements359
- Cities and towns9
- Villages350
Websiteraski.okrug.gov.rs

Municipalities

The district encompasses the municipalities of:

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1948186,092—    
1953206,008+2.05%
1961228,991+1.33%
1971251,230+0.93%
1981282,644+1.19%
1991300,274+0.61%
2002291,230−0.28%
2011309,258+0.67%
Source: [1]

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Raška District has 309,258 inhabitants. 53.2% of the population lives in the urban areas. Ethnic composition of the district:[2]

Ethnic group Population Proportion
Serbs188,208 60.86%
Bosniaks105,488 34.11%
Muslims5,255 1.70%
Romani2,435 0.79%
Montenegrins740 0.24%
Gorani334 0.11%
Macedonians289 0.09%
Albanians267 0.09%
Croats215 0.07%
Yugoslavs214 0.07%
Others5,813 1.88%
Total309,258

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 Studenica monastery was built in the late twelfth century, as the endowment of the Serb ruler Stefan Nemanja, who endowed it richly with the icons and books. After he had become a monk and left for Serbian Hilandar on the Mt. Athos, his older son Stefan, later named the "First-Crowned", took his place in taking care over the monastery. In the vicinity of Novi Pazar stands the Sopoćani monastery, built around 1260 as the endowment of King Stefan Uros I, the son of King Stephen the First-Crowned. The primary and major value of the Sopoćani monastery are its frescoes, by which it ranks among the best examples of the European medieval painting.

Education

There are three universities located in the Raška District:

Public
Private

See also

References
    1. "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.
    2. "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

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