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Sjenica
Town and municipality in Šumadija and Western Serbia, Serbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sjenica (Serbian Cyrillic: Сјеница, pronounced [sjɛ̌nitsa]) is a town and municipality located in the southwestern part of Serbia, on the vast Sjenica-Pešter plateau and geographically located in the central part of Sandžak. The population of the municipality, according to 2022 census, is 24,083, while the town has a population of 12,989.[4]
Sjenica
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Town and municipality | |
From top: Uvac Special Nature Reserve, Sjenica Mosque at night | |
![]() Location of the municipality of Sjenica within Serbia | |
Coordinates: 43°16′N 20°00′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
District | Zlatibor |
First mentioned | 1253 |
Settlements | 101 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Munib Mujagić (SPP) |
Area | |
• Rank | 11th in Serbia |
• Town | 25.76 km2 (9.95 sq mi) |
• Municipality | 1,059 km2 (409 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,026 m (3,366 ft) |
Population (2022 census)[3] | |
• Rank | 65th in Serbia |
• Town | 12,989 |
• Town density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Municipality | 24,083 |
• Municipality density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 36310 |
Area code | +381(0)20 |
Car plates | SJ |
Website | www |
In terms of area (1,059 km2), Sjenica is 11th largest municipality in Serbia. A multi-ethnic environment where Bosniaks, Serbs, Albanians, Montenegrins, Turks, Romani and others live in it.
According to the level of development of local self-government units for the year 2014, the municipality of Sjenica belongs to the fourth group consisting of 44 extremely underdeveloped local self-government units whose level of development is below 60% of the national average.[5]