Central Serbia

Central Serbia (Serbian Централна Србија / Centralna Srbija ), called in Germany also Narrower Serbia, is the name of that region of the Republic of Serbia, excluding Kosovo and Vojvodina, which is managed by the Serbian government with headquarters in Belgrade directly. The region covers an area of ​​55,968 km ² with a population of 5,466,009 (as of 2002). The area corresponds mostly to the expansion of Serbia prior to the Balkan Wars.

Central Serbia forms the largest part of the Republic of Serbia with the cities of Belgrade, Kragujevac, Čačak, Valjevo, Nis, Smederevo and Požarevac.

Population

The population is predominantly Serbian, living in the south of the region minorities, who form majorities in communities, such as Bosniaks on the border with Montenegro, Sandzak so-called Roma, Albanians in the south on the border with Macedonia, Bulgarians south-east on the border with Bulgaria and Romanian Vlachs north-east on the border with Romania and Bulgaria. Since the Yugoslav wars live in Central Serbia many Serb refugees from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and IDPs from Kosovo.

Political Structure

Serbia is divided into districts since 24 July 1991. According to the law, the administrative seats, cities and branches form the basis of the territorial organization. Central Serbia is subject, in contrast to the autonomous provinces directly the Serbian central government.

In Central Serbia there are 18 districts, which are divided into a total of 122 municipalities.