Braničevo District
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 Braničevo District within Central Serbia |
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| Capital | Požarevac |
| Area – Total – % water |
3,865 km² n/a |
| Population – Total – Density |
200,503 (2002) ? |
| Commissioner | Goran S. Petrovic (from 28.06.2007.) |
| Area code | +381 12 |
| Postal code | 12000 |
| Time zone | CET, summer CEST |
The Braničevo District (Браничевски округ, Braničevski okrug) expands in the north-east of Serbia. It has a population of 200,503. Seat of the District is in the city of Požarevac, a famous cross-roads, with numerous communications running through it still today.
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[edit] Municipalities
It encompasses the municipalities of:
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1948 | 246,475 |
| 1961 | 263,344 |
| 1971 | 263,015 |
| 1981 | 263,677 |
| 1991 | 253,492 |
| 2002 | 200,503 |
[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)
- Serbs = 174,818 (87.2 %)
- Vlachs = 14,083 (7.0 %)
- Roma = 3,188 (1.6 %)
- other (4.2 %)
[edit] History and culture
In the mid-nineteenth century, at the time of the Serbian state emancipation, Požarevac became, along with Kragujevac, the second metropolis of Prince Miloš Obrenović. During his lifetime, Prince Miloš Obrenović had erected monuments to his memory in Požarevac:
Some of the places of cultural importance in Požarevac are:
- the National Museum (the first built after Belgrade)
- the Tulba Ethnic Park (a unique out-door museum)
- Gallery of Paintings of Milena Pavlović-Barili (a distinguished surrealistic artist and poet).
[edit] Economy
Business facilities of this District are concentrated in the vicinity of the cities of Požarevac and Costal. The most prominent is the food-industry giant: Agricultural-industrial Combine Požarevac which provides employment to huge number of men and satisfies one quarter of the overall demands of the Republic of Serbia.
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