Medveđa

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Медвеђа
Medveđa
Location in Serbia

General Information
District	Jablanica
Land area	524 km²
Population (2002 census)	2,810 (town) 10,760 (municipality)
Settlements	44
Coordinates	42°50′N 21°35′E
Area code	+381 16
Car plates	LE
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2)
Website	http://www.medvedja.org.yu

Politics
Mayor	Slobodan Drašković

Medveđa (Serbian Cyrillic: Медвеђа) is a town and municipality in Jablanica District of Serbia. According to the 1991 census, the municipality of Medveđa had a population of 13,368 people, while according to the 2002 census, the municipality population numbered 10,760 people. The town of Medveđa itself had a population of 2,810 in 2002.

1 Settlements
2 Demographics
3 Politics
4 See also

[edit] Settlements

Medveđa municipality include town of Medveđa, town of Sijarinska Banja, and following villages:

Bogunovac
Borovac
Varadin
Velika Braina
Vrapce
Gazdare
Gornja Lapaštica
Gornji Bučumet
Gornji Gajtan
Grbavce
Gubavce
Gurgutovo
Donja Lapaštica
Donji Bučumet
Donji Gajtan
Drence
Đulekare
Kapit
Lece
Mala Braina
Marovac
Maćedonce
Maćedonce (Retkocersko)
Medevce
Mrkonje
Negosavlje
Petrilje
Poroštica
Pusto Šilovo
Ravna Banja
Retkocer
Rujkovac
Svirce
Sijarina
Sponce
Srednji Bučumet
Stara Banja
Stubla
Tulare
Tupale
Crni Vrh
Čokotin

[edit] Demographics

In 1991, the population of the Medveđa municipality was composed of:

Serbs and Montenegrins (68.86%)
Albanians (28.67%)

In 2002, the population of the Medveđa municipality was composed of:

Serbs (66.57%)
Albanians (26.17%)
Montenegrins (3.46%)
Roma (1%)

In 2002, the population of the Medveđa town was composed of:

Serbs = 2,370 (84.34%)
Albanians = 203 (7.22%)
Roma = 97 (3.45%)
Montenegrins = 90 (3.2%)
others

Settlements with absolute or relative Serb majority are: Medveđa, Sijarinska Banja, Bogunovac, Borovac, Varadin, Velika Braina, Vrapce, Gazdare, Gornji Bučumet, Gornji Gajtan, Gubavce, Gurgutovo, Donja Lapaštica, Donji Bučumet, Donji Gajtan, Drence, Đulekare, Lece, Maćedonce, Maćedonce (Retkocersko), Medevce, Mrkonje, Negosavlje, Petrilje, Poroštica, Pusto Šilovo, Ravna Banja, Retkocer, Rujkovac, Sponce, Srednji Bučumet, Stubla, Tulare, Crni Vrh, and Čokotin.

Settlements with absolute or relative Albanian majority are: Gornja Lapaštica, Grbavce, Kapit, Svirce, Sijarina, Stara Banja, and Tupale.

Settlements with Montenegrin majority are: Mala Braina and Marovac.

[edit] Politics

Between 1999 and 2001, an ethnic Albanian guerilla organization, known as the "Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac", operated in this region with a goal to secede these three municipalities from Yugoslavia and join them to Kosovo as a part of the Greater Albanian ideal, despite the fact that, unlike Preševo and Bujanovac, the municipality of Medveđa has a Serb majority.