The Moravica District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of

Šumadija and Western Serbia Šumadija (, sr-Cyrl, Шумадија) is a geographical region in the central part of Serbia. The area used to be heavily covered with forests, hence the name (from ''šuma'' 'forest'). The city of Kragujevac is the administrative center of the ...

. It is located in the central and south-western parts of

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

. The name ''Moravica'' derives from the river Moravica, which forms the

West Morava West Morava ( sr, Западна Морава, Zapadna Morava, ) is a river in Central Serbia, a 184 km-long headstream of the Great Morava, which it forms with the South Morava. It was known as Brongus in antiquity. Origin The West Morav ...

, both passing through the district. According to the 2011 census results, it had a population of 212,603. The administrative center of the Moravica district is the city of

Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley within the geographical region of Šumadija. , the city proper has 73,331 inhabitants, wh ...

Municipalities

The district encompasses of the 3 municipalities and the city of

: *

Gornji Milanovac Gornji Milanovac ( sr-Cyrl, Гoрњи Милановац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 24,216, while the population of the municipality is 44,406. The town was foun ...

Lučani Lučani ( sr-cyr, Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 5,142, while the population of the municipality is 20,897. Settlements Aside from the town of Lučani, ...

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Demographics

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Moravica District had 212,603 inhabitants. 53.8% of the population lived in the urban areas.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic composition of the Moravica district:

Culture

In the monuments heritage of Čačak a special place is taken by the religious building: monasteries and churches. The ten monasteries of the Ovčarsko-Kablarska Gorge are referred to as the Serbian Athos. Certain were built in the time of the Serb gentry of the Nemanjić,

Lazarević Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Лазаревић) is a South Slavic surname derived from a masculine given name '' Lazar''. It may refer to: *Branko Lazarević (born 1984), Serbian football player * Dejan Lazarević (footballer) (born 1990), Slovenian pr ...

and Branković dynasties. Over centuries, these ten monasteries safeguarded ancient manuscripts, and some were also written or copied there.

Education

There are two faculties of the

University of Kragujevac The University of Kragujevac ( sr, Универзитет у Крагујевцу, Univerzitet u Kragujevcu) is a public university in Kragujevac, Serbia. It is the oldest and the largest higher education institution in Šumadija and Western Ser ...

located in the Moravica District: * Faculty of Agronomy * Faculty of Technical Sciences

Economy

Čačak, the largest city in the district, is one of the major economic centers of Serbia. Its economy is dominated by industrial production, above all, by metal-processing, paper production and chemical industry. The employment rate in the Moravica District is among highest in the country. As of 31 December 2020, a total of 64,879 people were employed and 10,594 people (14.04%) were unemployed among active people. By ratio of unemployment per capita, Ivanjica had the highest and Gornji Milanovac the lowest ratio.

References

Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from .

External links

* {{Authority control Districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia