The Šumadija and Western Serbia () is one of the five

statistical regions of Serbia The statistical regions of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, статистички региони Србије, statistički regioni Srbije, separator=" / ") are regulated by the ''Law of the Regional Development'' and the ''Law of the Official Statis ...

. It is also a Level-2 statistical region according to the

Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or NUTS () is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries for statistical purposes. The standard, adopted in 2003, is developed and regulated by the European ...

(NUTS).

History

In 2009, the National Assembly adopted a law in which Serbia was divided into seven statistical regions. According to the law, territory of present-day Šumadija and Western Serbia was divided into two statistical regions – Western Region () and Central Region (). However, in 2010, the law was modified and Western and Central regions were merged into a single statistical region named Šumadija and Western Serbia.

Administrative districts

The statistical region of Šumadija and Western Serbia encompasses the territories of 8 administrative districts:

Demographics

Cities and towns

The following list include cities and towns with over 20,000 inhabitants.

Ethnic structure

References

External links

Usvojene izmene i dopune Zakona o regionalnom-razvoju
(in Serbian) Statistical regions of Serbia {{Serbia-geo-stub