Nova Varoš

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Nova Varoš
Нова Варош
Municipality and Town
Nova Varoš

Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Nova Varoš within Serbia
Coordinates: 47°27.582′N 19°49.196′E / 47.459700°N 19.819933°E / 47.459700; 19.819933Coordinates: 47°27.582′N 19°49.196′E / 47.459700°N 19.819933°E / 47.459700; 19.819933
Country  Serbia
District Zlatibor
Settlements 32
Government
 • Mayor Dimitrije Paunović (SNS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 581 km2 (224 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 8,795
 • Municipality 16,638
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 31320
Area code +381 33
Car plates NV
Website www.novavaros.com
Nova Varoš in 1930s

Nova Varoš (Cyrillic script: Нова Варош, pronounced [nɔ̂v̞aː v̞ǎːrɔʃ]) is a town and municipality in Zlatibor District of Serbia. The municipality of Nova Varoš has a population of 16,638, while the town of Nova Varoš itself has a population of 8,795 inhabitants.

Geography

Nova Varoš is located in southwest Serbia, the main road that connects the north of the country the Montenegrin coast. It is situated at 1000 meters above sea level, and below the northern slopes of mountain Zlatar. Nova Varoš is located in the Dinaric mountain range. North of town is mountain Murtenica, while the south mountain Zlatar.

Municipality

The Municipality of Nova Varoš include following settlements:

Demographics

In 1991, the population of the municipality was composed of: Serbs and Montenegrins (89.20%), Muslims by nationality (8.51%) and others.

In 2002, the population of the municipality was composed of: Serbs (18,001) (90.09%), Bosniaks (1,028) (5.15%), Muslims by nationality (502) (2.51%) and others. Most of those who in 1991 census declared themselves as Muslims by nationality, in the next census in 2002 declared themselves as Bosniaks, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as Muslims by nationality.

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Nova Varoš has 16,638 inhabitants. Population density on the territory of the municipality is 28.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group Population
Serbs14,899
Bosniaks788
Muslims526
Yugoslavs37
Montenegrins31
Others357
Total16,638

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
  2. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in The Republic of Serbia: Age and Sex – Data by settlements". Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2012. ISBN 978-86-6161-023-3. Retrieved 2013-09-11. 

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