Raška District
Administrative district of Serbia
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The Raška District (Serbian: Рашки округ, romanized: Raški okrug, pronounced [râʃkiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It expands to the southwestern part of the country. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 296,532 inhabitants.[1] The administrative center of the Raška district is city of Kraljevo.
Raška District
Рашки округ | |
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 Location of district in Serbia | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Administrative center | Kraljevo |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Stefan Adžić |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,918 km2 (1,513 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 296,532 |
| • Density | 75.68/km2 (196.0/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-18 |
| Municipalities | 3 and 2 cities |
| Settlements | 359 |
| - Cities and towns | 9 |
| - Villages | 350 |
| Website | raski |
History
The present-day administrative districts (including Raška District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia.
Cities and municipalities
The Raška district encompasses two cities and three municipalities:
- Kraljevo (city)
- Novi Pazar (city)
- Raška (municipality)
- Tutin (municipality)
- Vrnjačka Banja (municipality)
Demographics
Towns
There are three towns with over 10,000 inhabitants.
- Novi Pazar: 71,462
- Kraljevo: 57,432
- Tutin: 11,169
Ethnic structure
| Ethnicity | Population[1] | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 161,033 | 54.3% |
| Bosniaks | 115,640 | 39% |
| ethnic Muslims | 2,249 | 0.7% |
| Others | 4,378 | 1.4% |
| Undeclared/Unknown | 13,232 | 4.4% |
