List of cities in Serbia

This is the list of cities and towns in Serbia, according to the criteria used by Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, which classifies the settlements into urban and rural, depending not only on size, but also on other administrative and legal criteria.^[1] Also villages with the municipal rights have been added to the list.

Belgrade

Bor

Čačak

Jagodina

Kikinda

Kraljevo

Kragujevac

Kruševac

Leskovac

Loznica

Novi Pazar

Novi Sad

Niš

Pančevo

Pirot

Prokuplje

Požarevac

Smederevo

Sombor

Sremska Mitrovica

Subotica

Šabac

Užice

Valjevo

Vranje

Vršac

Zaječar

Zrenjanin

Administrative cities of Serbia

Organization

Cities

cities in administrative sense are defined by the Law on Territorial Organization. The territory with the city status usually has more than 100,000 inhabitants,^[2] but is otherwise very similar to municipality. They enjoy a special status of autonomy and self-government, as they have their own civic parliaments and executive branches, as well as mayor (Serbian: gradonačelnik, plural: gradonačelnici) is elected through popular vote, elected by their citizens in local elections. Also, the presidents of the municipalities are often referred to as "mayors" in everyday usage. There are 29 cities (gradovi, singular: grad), each having an assembly and budget of its own.

As with a municipality, the territory of a city is composed of a city proper and surrounding villages (e.g. the territory of the City of Subotica is composed of the Subotica town and surrounding villages). The capital Belgrade is the only city on the level of a district.^[3] All other cities are on the municipality level and are part of a district.^[4]

City municipalities

The city may or may not be divided into city municipalities. Five cities (Belgrade, Niš, Požarevac, Vranje and Užice) comprise several city municipalities. Competences of cities and city municipalities are divided. The city municipalities of these six cities also have their assemblies and other prerogatives. The largest city municipality by number of residents is New Belgrade (214,506 inhabitants).^[5]

The city of Kragujevac had its own city municipalities from 2002 until 2008, when they were abolished. Novi Sad used to be formally divided into city municipalities of Novi Sad and Petrovaradin,^[6] but in March 2019 a new city statute was adopted, abolishing any separate municipalities.^[7] In 2013, the city municipality of Sevojno within the city of Užice was established.^[8]

List of the cities

The following cities have official administrative city rights:

• Belgrade
• Bor
• Čačak
• Jagodina
• Kikinda
• Kraljevo
• Kragujevac
• Kruševac
• Leskovac
• Loznica
• Novi Pazar
• Novi Sad
• Niš
• Pančevo
• Pirot
• Požarevac
• Prokuplje
• Smederevo
• Sombor
• Sremska Mitrovica
• Subotica
• Šabac
• Užice
• Valjevo
• Vranje
• Vršac
• Zaječar
• Zrenjanin

List of cities and municipalities

This is a list of cities and municipalities (excluding city municipalities) in Serbia, as defined by the Law on territorial organisation^[4] The data on population is taken from the 2011 census.^[5]

It does not include municipalities in Kosovo created by the UNMIK after 1999. The census was not conducted in Kosovo, which was under administration of UNMIK, so the population numbers are not given for the municipalities in Kosovo.

According to the statistic criteria, the settlements in the table are classified as "urban" (i.e. cities and towns), as opposed to "rural" (villages). These criteria are not limited to the settlement size, but also include the percentage of residents engaged in agriculture, population density etc. Thus, not all towns in statistical sense are greater than villages, and they are not always municipality centers. Note that the population of the city municipalities of some cities were not presented as unique, but united in the city population.

Cities and municipalities

Coat of arms	City/Town	District Okrug	Area [km2]		Population (city per census)				Landmark
			City	Urban	1991	2002	2011	2022
	Belgrade Београд	Belgrade	359.9	1,035	1,170,145	1,119,642	1,166,763	1,197,714
	Novi Sad Нови Сад	South Bačka	106.2	129.4	189,234	210,238	250,439	280,763
	Niš Ниш	Nišava	-	266.8	175,649	175,631	183,164	182,797
	Kragujevac Крагујевац	Šumadija	-	82.8	147,305	146,373	150,835	146,315

	City / Town	District	Area [km2]	2011 census	2022 census	Area [km2]	2011 census[1]	2022 census[1]
	Belgrade ¤	Belgrade	3,225	1,659,440	1,681,405	1,035	1,233,796	1,383,875
	Novi Sad ¤	South Bačka	699	341,625	368,967	129	277,522	306,702
	Niš ¤	Nišava	582	260,237	249,501	266	187,544	182,797
	Kragujevac ¤	Šumadija	835	179,417	171,186	835	150,835	146,315
	Subotica ¤	North Bačka	1,008	141,554	123,952	1,008	105,681	94,228
	Leskovac ¤	Jablanica	1,025	144,206	123,950	1,025	60,246	58,338
	Pančevo ¤	South Banat	756	123,414	115,454	756	76,203	86,408
	Kruševac ¤	Rasina	854	128,752	113,582	854	73,316	68,119
	Kraljevo ¤	Raška	1,530	125,448	110,196	1,530	64,175	61,490
	Novi Pazar	Raška	742	100,410	106,720	742	66,527	71,462
	Zrenjanin ¤	Central Banat	1,324	123,362	105,722	1,324	76,511	67,129
	Čačak ¤	Moravica	636	115,337	105,612	636	73,331	69,598
	Šabac ¤	Mačva	795	115,884	105,432	795	53,919	51,163
	Smederevo ¤	Podunavlje	484	108,209	97,930	484	64,175	59,261
	Valjevo ¤	Kolubara	905	90,312	82,169	905	59,073	56,145
	Vranje ¤	Pčinja	860	83,524	74,381	860	55,138	55,214
	Sremska Mitrovica ¤	Srem	762	79,940	72,580	762	37,751	36,764
	Loznica	Mačva	612	79,327	72,062	612	19,212	19,515
	Sombor ¤	West Bačka	1,178	85,903	70,818	1,178	47,623	41,814
	Užice ¤	Zlatibor	667	78,040	69,997	667	59,747	54,965
	Požarevac ¤	Braničevo	482	75,334	68,648	482	53,772	51,271
	Jagodina ¤	Pomoravlje	470	71,825	64,644	470	37,282	34,892
	Stara Pazova	Srem	351	65,792	62,318	351	18,602	18,522
	Pirot ¤	Pirot	1,232	57,928	49,601	1,232	38,785	34,942
	Kikinda ¤	North Banat	782	59,453	49,326	782	38,065	32,084
	Ruma	Srem	582	54,339	48,621	582	30,076	27,747
	Bačka Palanka	South Bačka	579	55,528	48,265	579	28,239	25,476
	Zaječar ¤	Zaječar	1,069	59,461	47,991	1,069	38,165	32,448
	Paraćin	Pomoravlje	542	54,242	45,543	542	25,104	22,349
	Vršac	South Banat	1,324	52,026	45,462	1,324	36,040	31,946
	Inđija	Srem	384	47,433	43,443	384	26,025	24,450
	Aleksinac	Nišava	707	51,863	43,098	707	17,978	15,607
	Smederevska Palanka	Podunavlje	422	50,284	42,192	422	23,601	20,345
	Aranđelovac	Šumadija	376	46,225	41,297	376	24,797	22,881
	Bujanovac	Pčinja	461	43,302	41,068	461	14,613	11,468
	Bor ¤	Bor	856	48,615	40,845	856	34,160	28,822
	Gornji Milanovac	Moravica	836	44,406	38,985	836	24,216	23,109
	Prokuplje ¤	Toplica	759	44,419	38,054	759	27,333	24,627
	Vrbas	South Bačka	376	42,092	36,601	376	24,112	20,892
	Trstenik	Rasina	448	42,966	35,875	448	15,282	13,476
	Kula	West Bačka	481	43,101	35,592	481	17,866	14,873
	Velika Plana	Podunavlje	345	40,902	35,451	345	16,088	14,609
	Preševo[n 1]	Pčinja	264	34,904	33,449	264	13,426	13,054
	Tutin	Raška	742	31,155	33,053	742	10,094	11,169
	Prijepolje	Zlatibor	827	37,059	32,214	827	14,535	11,928
	Bečej	South Bačka	487	37,351	30,681	487	23,895	19,492
	Negotin	Bor	1,089	37,056	28,261	1,089	16,882	14,647
	Kovin	South Banat	730	33,722	28,141	730	13,515	11,623
	Šid	Srem	687	34,188	27,894	687	14,893	12,618
	Ivanjica	Moravica	1,090	31,963	27,751	1,090	11,715	11,240
	Bačka Topola	North Bačka	579	33,321	26,228	579	14,573	11,930
	Požega	Zlatibor	426	29,638	25,988	426	13,153	12,362
	Petrovac na Mlavi	Braničevo	655	31,259	25,900	655	7,447	6,958
	Temerin	South Bačka	170	28,287	25,780	170	19,661	17,998
	Ub	Kolubara	456	29,101	25,780	456	6,191	6,684
	Vlasotince	Jablanica	308	29,893	25,695	308	15,882	14,924
	Knjaževac	Zaječar	1,202	31,491	25,341	1,202	18,404	16,350
	Ćuprija	Pomoravlje	287	30,645	25,325	287	19,471	16,522
	Vrnjačka Banja	Raška	239	27,527	25,065	239	10,065	9,252
	Odžaci	West Bačka	411	30,154	24,926	411	8,811	7,556
	Bogatić	Mačva	384	28,287	24,522	384	-
	Sjenica	Zlatibor	1,059	26,392	24,083	1,059	14,060	12,989
	Žabalj	South Bačka	400	26,134	23,853	400	9,161	8,449
	Bajina Bašta	Zlatibor	673	26,022	23,533	673	9,148	8,971
	Priboj	Zlatibor	533	27,133	23,514	533	14,920	13,172
	Apatin	West Bačka	333	28,929	23,155	333	17,411	14,613
	Aleksandrovac	Rasina	387	26,522	22,069	387	6,228	5,586
	Raška	Raška	670	24,678	21,498	670	9,108	8,477
	Kovačica	South Banat	419	25,274	21,178	419	6,259	5,398
	Kanjiža	North Banat	399	25,343	20,141	399	9,871	8,067
	Svilajnac	Pomoravlje	326	23,551	20,141	326	9,198	8,593
	Novi Bečej	Central Banat	609	23,925	19,886	609	13,133	10,967
	Topola	Šumadija	356	22,329	19,134	356	4,973	4,588
	Pećinci	Srem	489	19,720	18,401	489	-
	Despotovac	Pomoravlje	623	23,191	18,278	623	6,232	5,163
	Lebane	Jablanica	337	22,000	18,119	337	9,272	8,025
	Senta	North Banat	293	23,316	17,953	293	18,704	14,452
	Vladičin Han	Pčinja	366	20,871	17,532	366	8,030	7,343
	Kladovo	Bor	629	20,635	17,435	629	9,729	8,817
	Alibunar	South Banat	602	20,153	17,139	602	8,089	7,122
	Arilje	Zlatibor	349	18,792	17,063	349	6,763	6,639
	Surdulica	Pčinja	628	20,319	16,991	628	11,400	9,636
	Lučani	Moravica	454	20,897	16,933	454	5,142	4,412
	Doljevac	Nišava	121	18,463	15,837	121	-
	Kuršumlija	Toplica	952	19,213	15,823	952	13,306	11,822
	Veliko Gradište	Braničevo	344	17,610	15,455	344	5,825	5,518
	Čajetina	Zlatibor	647	14,745	14,585	647	2,821	3,702
	Majdanpek	Bor	932	18,686	14,559	932	10,109	8,310
	Bela Crkva	South Banat	353	17,367	14,451	353	9,080	7,456
	Vladimirci	Mačva	338	17,462	14,427	338	-
	Krupanj	Mačva	342	17,295	14,399	342	4,429	4,134
	Srbobran	South Bačka	284	16,317	14,357	284	12,009	10,496
	Varvarin	Rasina	249	17,966	14,217	249	-
	Titel	South Bačka	262	15,738	13,984	262	5,294	4,522
	Beočin	South Bačka	186	15,726	13,875	186	7,839	7,274
	Lajkovac	Kolubara	186	15,475	13,825	186	3,249	3,211
	Žitorađa	Toplica	214	16,368	13,782	214	3,370
	Brus	Rasina	606	16,317	13,594	606	4,636	4,183
	Nova Varoš	Zlatibor	581	16,638	13,507	581	8,795	7,542
	Žitište	Central Banat	525	16,841	13,412	525	2,903	2,550
	Ada	North Banat	229	16,991	13,293	229	15,573	12,281
	Sokobanja	Zaječar	525	16,021	13,199	525	7,982	7,188
	Ljubovija	Mačva	356	14,469	12,168	356	-
	Mionica	Kolubara	329	14,335	12,061	329	1,620	1,590
	Merošina	Nišava	193	13,968	11,873	193	-
	Kučevo	Braničevo	721	15,516	11,806	721	3,944	3,313
	Knić	Šumadija	413	14,237	11,729	413	-
	Bački Petrovac	South Bačka	158	13,418	11,512	158	6,155	5,227
	Bač	South Bačka	367	14,405	11,431	367	5,399	4,405
	Mali Zvornik	Mačva	184	12,482	11,219	184	4,407	4,297
	Koceljeva	Mačva	257	13,129	11,148	257	-
	Svrljig	Nišava	497	14,249	10,781	497	7,553	6,762
	Ljig	Kolubara	279	12,754	10,711	279	3,425	3,090
	Sečanj	Central Banat	523	13,267	10,544	523	2,373	1,889
	Boljevac	Zaječar	828	12,994	10,184	828	4,484	3,802
	Kosjerić	Zlatibor	358	12,090	10,175	358	3,992	3,723
	Batočina	Šumadija	136	11,760	10,162	136	-
	Mali Iđoš	North Bačka	175	12,031	9,983	175	-
	Osečina	Kolubara	319	12,536	9,951	319	-
	Bela Palanka	Pirot	951	12,126	9,947	951	8,143	7,140
	Žagubica	Braničevo	760	12,733	9,712	760	-
	Blace	Toplica	306	11,754	9,682	306	5,253	4,865
	Rača	Šumadija	216	11,503	9,638	216	2,603	2,362
	Opovo	South Banat	203	10,440	9,462	203	4,527	4,147
	Bojnik	Jablanica	264	11,104	9,315	264	-
	Irig	Srem	230	10,866	9,290	230	4,415	3,901
	Žabari	Braničevo	264	11,380	9,261	264	-
	Babušnica	Pirot	529	12,307	9,109	529	4,601	4,254
	Malo Crniće	Braničevo	271	11,458	8,986	271	-
	Plandište	South Banat	383	11,336	8,957	383	-
	Novi Kneževac	North Banat	305	11,269	8,627	305	6,960	5,688
	Čoka	North Banat	321	11,398	8,556	321	4,028	3,119
	Nova Crnja	Central Banat	273	10,272	8,147	273	-
	Rekovac	Pomoravlje	366	11,055	8,116	366	-
	Dimitrovgrad	Pirot	483	10,118	8,043	483	6,278	5,188
	Sremski Karlovci	South Bačka	51	8,750	7,872	51	8,750	7,872
	Ćićevac	Rasina	124	9,476	7,860	124	4,667	3,902
	Ražanj	Nišava	289	9,150	7,010	289	-
	Golubac	Braničevo	368	8,331	6,599	368	1,653
	Lapovo	Šumadija	55	7,837	6,582	55	7,143	6,057
	Medveđa	Jablanica	524	7,438	6,360	524	3,236	2,993
	Bosilegrad	Pčinja	571	8,129	6,065	571	2,624	2,348
	Gadžin Han	Nišava	325	8,389	5,850	325	-
	Trgovište	Pčinja	370	5,091	4,316	370	-
	Crna Trava	Jablanica	312	1,663	1,063	312	-

Cities and municipalities in Kosovo

Main articles: Municipalities of Kosovo and List of cities in Kosovo

See also

• Administrative divisions of Serbia
• Districts of Serbia
• Municipalities and cities of Serbia
  • Cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
• Populated places in Serbia
• List of cities in Kosovo

Notes and references

Notes

^ The city of Belgrade consists of 17 city municipalities.

^ The city of Novi Sad consists of two city municipalities: Novi Sad and Petrovaradin.

^ The city of Niš consists of five city municipalities: Medijana, Palilula, Pantelej, Crveni Krst and Niška Banja.

^ The city of Vranje consists of two city municipalities: City municipality of Vranje and Vranjska Banja.

^ The city of Užice consists of two city municipalities: City municipality of Užice and Sevojno

^ The city of Požarevac consists of two city municipalities: City municipality of Požarevac and Kostolac.

1. These are 2002 census results. At the beginning of September 2011, the Assembly of Albanian Deputies from Preševo, Bujanovac and Medveđa invited the Albanians to boycott the Census, which affected the coverage in the municipalities of Preševo and Bujanovac, and partly in the municipality Medveđa.

References

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