Raška District

Raška District
Рашки округ
Raški okrug
District of Serbia
Images from the Raška District
Location of the Raška District within Serbia
Location of the Raška District within Serbia
Country Serbia
RegionŠumadija and Western Serbia
Administrative centerKraljevo
Government
 • CommissionerVacant
Area
 • Total
3,918 km2 (1,513 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total
296,532
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeRS-18
Municipalities3 and 2 cities
Settlements359
- Cities and towns9
- Villages350
Websiteraski.okrug.gov.rs

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.

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%
2022296,532−0.38%
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

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

Based 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

Culture

At 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

There are three universities located in the Raška District:

Public
Private

See also

43°44′N 20°40′E / 43.733°N 20.667°E / 43.733; 20.667

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings" (PDF).
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Претрага дисеминационе базе". data.stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

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