Sjenica

Sjenica
Сјеница (Serbian)
Sjenica (Bosnian)[1]
From top: Uvac Special Nature Reserve, Sjenica Mosque at night
Coat of arms of Sjenica
Location of the municipality of Sjenica within Serbia
Location of the municipality of Sjenica within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°16′N 20°00′E / 43.267°N 20.000°E / 43.267; 20.000
Country Serbia
RegionŠumadija and Western Serbia
DistrictZlatibor
First mentioned1253
Settlements101
Government
 • MayorMunib Mujagić (SPP)
Area
 • Rank11th in Serbia
 • Town25.76 km2 (9.95 sq mi)
 • Municipality1,059 km2 (409 sq mi)
Elevation
1,026 m (3,366 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[4]
 • Rank65th in Serbia
 • Town
12,989
 • Town density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Municipality
24,083
 • Municipality density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
36310
Area code+381(0)20
Official languagesSerbian together with Bosnian[1]
Websitewww.sjenica.rs

Sjenica (Serbian Cyrillic: Сјеница, pronounced [sjɛ̌nitsa]) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia, on the vast Sjenica-Pešter plateau and geographically located in the central part of Sandžak. The population of the municipality, according to 2022 census, is 24,083, while the town has a population of 12,989.[5]

In terms of area (1,059 km2), Sjenica is 11th largest municipality in Serbia. A multi-ethnic environment where Bosniaks, Serbs, Albanians, Montenegrins, Turks, Romani and others live in it.

According to the level of development of local self-government units for the year 2014, the municipality of Sjenica belongs to the fourth group consisting of 44 extremely underdeveloped local self-government units whose level of development is below 60% of the national average.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Статут Општине Сјеница" [City of Sjenica Statute] (PDF) (in Serbian). City of Sjenica. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  3. ^ "Насеља општине Сјеница" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings: Ethnicity (data by municipalities and cities)" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. April 2023. ISBN 978-86-6161-228-2. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  5. ^ "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  6. ^ "Opšti podaci". Zvanična prezentacija opštine Sjenica. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2023-01-20.

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