Kolubara District

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Колубарски округ Kolubarski okrug
Location
Location of district within Central Serbia
Administration
Capital	Valjevo
Commissioner	n/a
Municipalities	6
Settlements	218
- Cities and towns	7
- Villages	211
Statistics
Land area	2,474 km²
Population (census 2002)	192,204
- density	77.7/km²

The Kolubara District (Колубарски округ, Kolubarski okrug) occupies the central part of western Serbia. It has a population of 200,560. The seat of the District is in the city of Valjevo, on the banks of the Kolubara River.

Contents 1 Municipalities 2 Ethnic groups (2002 census) 3 Culture 4 Economy 5 Tourism 6 See also

[edit] Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

• Osečina
• Ub
• Lajkovac
• Valjevo
• Mionica
• Ljig

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

• Serbs = 186,177
• Roma = 2,577
• others

[edit] Culture

This region is distinguished for its cultural-historic monuments: the Muselim's Palace, a typical example of the Turkish architecture built in the thirteenth century, the Tower of the Nenadovic Family, built in 1813 by Duke Janko, the church of Valjevo originating from 1838 which is a rare example of monumental classicistic style building in Serbia.

[edit] Economy

Prevailing industries in this region are: metal industry ("Krusik" DD Holding Corporation,": "Gradac" DD Screw Factory), agricultural production (plums, raspberries, blackberries) and food processing industry ("Srbijanka" DD).

[edit] Tourism

The major tourism resorts in the district are: the Divcibare Mountains and the Vrujci Spa.

[edit] See also

• Districts of Serbia

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