Pinosava

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Пиносава
Pinosava
Country: Flag of Serbia Serbia
Subdivision: City of Belgrade, Voždovac municipality
Location:  ?
Population:
2002

2,839
Area code: 011
Postal code: 11226
License plates: BG

Pinosava (Serbian Cyrillic: Пиносава) is a small town and a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Voždovac.

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[edit] Location

Pinosava is located on the western slope of the Avala mountain, in the valley of the Topčiderka river, over 20 kilometers south of downtown Belgrade. It is located in the Low Šumadija, and the neighboring plateau is named after the town (Pinosava plateau).

[edit] Population

Pinosava is statistically classified as an urban settlement (town). The population has been fluctuating in the last several decades. Population of Pinosava according to the official censuses of population.

  • 1971 - 2,631
  • 1981 - 2,837
  • 1991 - 2,645
  • 2002 - 2,839

Ethnic structure: according to the census of 2002, the Serbs make 2,781 or 98% of the population.

[edit] Characteristics

The entire sub-Avalan area (Pinosava, Beli Potok, Zuce) has been notorious for its bad waterworks network and running water shortages for decades. In August 2007 it was announced that construction of the water pumping facility "Pinosava" which will solve the problem is due to begin. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Politika daily, August 7, 2007, p.23
  • Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6