Požega, Serbia

Požega
Пожега
Municipality and Town

Požega town center

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Požega within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°51′N 20°03′E / 43.850°N 20.050°E / 43.850; 20.050Coordinates: 43°51′N 20°03′E / 43.850°N 20.050°E / 43.850; 20.050
Country  Serbia
District Zlatibor
Settlements 42
Government
 • Mayor Milovan Mićović
Area[1]
 • Municipality 426 km2 (164 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 13,153
 • Municipality 29,638
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 31210
Area code +381 31
Car plates PŽ
Website www.pozega.org.rs

Požega (Serbian Cyrillic: Пожега, pronounced [pôʒeɡa]) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of Serbia. The population of the town is 13,153, while the municipality has 29,638 inhabitants. During the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the town was named Užička Požega, to be distinguished from Slavonska Požega, now in Croatia.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Požega, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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