The municipalities and cities () are the first-level administrative division and the basic level of local government of Serbia. The country is divided into 145 municipalities and 29 cities.

Municipalities and cities form 29 administrative districts, except the City of Belgrade which is not part of any district.

Municipalities

Like in many other countries, municipalities () are the basic entities of local government in Serbia. The head of the municipality is the President of the municipality, while the executive power is held by the Municipal council, and legislative power by the Municipal assembly. The municipal assembly is elected on local elections (held every 4 years), while the President and the Council are elected by the Assembly. Municipalities have their own property (including public service companies) and budget. Only the cities officially have mayors (), although the municipal presidents are often informally referred to as such.

The territory of a municipality is composed of a town (seat of the municipality) and surrounding villages (e.g. the territory of the Municipality of Čoka is composed of the town of Čoka, which is the seat of the municipality, and surrounding villages). The municipality bears the name of the seat town.

Advocates of reform of local self-government system point out that Serbian municipalities are the largest in Europe by territory and as such can be inefficient in handling citizens' needs and distributing the income from the country budget into most relevant projects.

The largest municipalitity by population is Stara Pazova (62,318).

List of municipalities

No.As given in the Law, in Serbian Cyrillic order Emblem Municipality Administrative district Area [km2] Population63 Kladovo Bor District 629 17,435 86 Majdanpek Bor District 932 14,559 93 Negotin Bor District 1,089 28,26129 Veliko Gradište Braničevo District 344 15,45541 Golubac Braničevo District 368 6,59989 Malo Crniće Braničevo District 271 8,98650 Žabari Braničevo District 264 9,261105 Petrovac na Mlavi Braničevo District 655 25,90077 Kučevo Braničevo District 721 11,80651 Žagubica Braničevo District 760 9,71221 Bojnik Jablanica District 264 9,31580 Lebane Jablanica District 337 18,11990 Medveđa Jablanica District 524 6,36033 Vlasotince Jablanica District 308 25,695145 Crna Trava Jablanica District 312 1,063102 Osečina Kolubara District 319 9,951143 Ub Kolubara District 456 25,78078 Lajkovac Kolubara District 186 13,82592 Mionica Kolubara District 329 12,06184 Ljig Kolubara District 279 10,71120 Bogatić Mačva District 384 24,52231 Vladimirci Mačva District 338 14,42773 Koceljeva Mačva District 257 11,14887 Mali Zvornik Mačva District 184 12,21974 Krupanj Mačva District 342 14,39985 Ljubovija Mačva District 356 12,16843 Gornji Milanovac Moravica District 836 38,98583 Lučani Moravica District 454 16,93356 Ivanjica Moravica District 1,090 27,7513 Aleksinac Nišava District 707 43,098123 Svrljig Nišava District 497 10,78191 Merošina Nišava District 193 11,873117 Ražanj Nišava District 289 7,01047 Doljevac Nišava District 121 15,83738 Gadžin Han Nišava District 325 5,85032 Vladičin Han Pčinja District 366 17,532134 Surdulica Pčinja District 628 16,99124 Bosilegrad Pčinja District 571 6,065138 Trgovište Pčinja District 370 4,31626 Bujanovac Pčinja District 461 41,068 112 Preševo Pčinja District 264 33,44915 Bela Palanka Pirot District 951 9,9478 Babušnica Pirot District 529 9,10946 Dimitrovgrad Pirot District 483 8,043127 Smederevska Palanka Podunavlje District 422 42,19228 Velika Plana Podunavlje District 345 35,451142 Ćuprija Pomoravlje District 287 25,325104 Paraćin Pomoravlje District 542 45,543122 Svilajnac Pomoravlje District 326 20,14144 Despotovac Pomoravlje District 623 18,278 120 Rekovac Pomoravlje District 366 8,116 27 Varvarin Rasina District 249 14,217139 Trstenik Rasina District 448 35,875141 Ćićevac Rasina District 124 7,8602 Aleksandrovac Rasina District 387 22,06925 Brus Rasina District 606 13,59435 Vrnjačka Banja Raška District 239 25,065119 Raška Raška District 670 21,498140 Tutin Raška District 742 33,0536 Aranđelovac Šumadija District 376 41,297137 Topola Šumadija District 356 19,134118 Rača Šumadija District 216 9,63810 Batočina Šumadija District 136 10,16265 Knić Šumadija District 413 11,72979 Lapovo Šumadija District 55 6,58219 Blace Toplica District 306 9,68276 Kuršumlija Toplica District 952 15,82353 Žitorađa Toplica District 214 13,78222 Boljevac Zaječar District 828 10,18466 Knjaževac Zaječar District 1,202 25,341128 Sokobanja Zaječar District 525 13,1999 Bajina Bašta Zlatibor District 673 23,53369 Kosjerić Zlatibor District 358 10,175111 Požega Zlatibor District 426 25,988146 Čajetina Zlatibor District 647 14,5857 Arilje Zlatibor District 349 17,06394 Nova Varoš Zlatibor District 581 13,507115 Prijepolje Zlatibor District 827 32,214126 Sjenica Zlatibor District 1,059 24,083113 Priboj Zlatibor District 553 23,51496 Novi Bečej Central Banat District 609 19,88695 Nova Crnja Central Banat District 273 8,14752 Žitište Central Banat District 525 13,412125 Sečanj Central Banat District 523 10,54413 Bačka Topola North Bačka District 596 26,22888 Mali Iđoš North Bačka District 175 9,98360 Kanjiža North Banat District 399 20,141124 Senta North Banat District 293 23,3161 Ada North Banat District 229 13,293147 Čoka North Banat District 321 8,55697 Novi Kneževac North Banat District 305 8,627130 Srbobran South Bačka District 284 14,357 11 Bač South Bačka District 367 11,43118 Bečej South Bačka District 487 30,68134 Vrbas South Bačka District 376 36,60112 Bačka Palanka South Bačka District 579 48,26514 Bački Petrovac South Bačka District 158 11,51249 Žabalj South Bačka District 400 23,853136 Titel South Bačka District 262 13,984135 Temerin South Bačka District 170 25,78017 Beočin South Bačka District 186 13,875131 Sremski Karlovci South Bačka District 51 7,872109 Plandište South Banat District 383 8,957100 Opovo South Banat District 203 9,46267 Kovačica South Banat District 419 21,1784 Alibunar South Banat District 602 17,139 16 Bela Crkva South Banat District 353 14,45168 Kovin South Banat District 730 28,141148 Šid Srem District 687 27,89457 Inđija Srem District 384 43,44358 Irig Srem District 230 9,290121 Ruma Srem District 582 48,621132 Stara Pazova Srem District 351 62,318107 Pećinci Srem District 489 18,4015 Apatin West Bačka District 333 23,155103 Odžaci West Bačka District 411 24,92675 Kula West Bačka District 481 35,592

Cities

Cities () are another type of local self-government. The territory with the city status usually has more than 50,000 inhabitants (although there are several cities with population smaller than that), but is otherwise very similar to a municipality. There are 29 cities, each having an assembly and budget of its own. Only the cities have mayors (), although the presidents of the municipalities are often referred to as "mayors" in everyday usage.

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). Every city (and municipality) is part of an administrative district. The exception is the capital Belgrade, which is not part of any district.

The city may or may not be divided into city municipalities (). Six cities: Belgrade, Niš, Požarevac, Užice, and Vranje comprise several city municipalities. Competences of cities and these municipalities are divided. The municipalities of these cities also have their assemblies and other prerogatives.

The largest city municipality by population is New Belgrade (209,763).

List of cities No.Crest City District Crest City municipality Area [Km²] Population1 Bor Bor District none 856 2 Valjevo Kolubara District none 905 3 Vranje Pčinja District Vranje 860 Vranjska Banja4 Vršac South Banat District none 1,324 5 Zaječar Zaječar District none 1,069 6 Zrenjanin Central Banat District none 1,324 7 Jagodina Pomoravlje District none 470 8 Kikinda North Banat District none 782 9 Kragujevac Šumadija District none 835 10 Kraljevo Raška District none 1,530 11 Kruševac Rasina District none 854 12 Leskovac Jablanica District none 1,025 13 Loznica Mačva District none 612 14 Niš Nišava District Medijana 16 Niška Banja 145 Palilula117 Pantelej 142 Crveni Krst 182 15 Novi Pazar Raška District none 742 16 Novi Sad South Bačka District none 702.7 17 Pančevo South Banat District none 759 18 Pirot Pirot District none 1,232 19 Požarevac Braničevo District Požarevac 482 Kostolac20 Prokuplje Toplica District none 759 21 Smederevo Podunavlje District none 484 22 Sombor West Bačka District none 1,178 23 Sremska Mitrovica Srem District none 762 24 Subotica North Bačka District none 1,008 26 Užice Zlatibor District Užice 667 Sevojno27 Čačak Moravica District none 636 28 Šabac Mačva District none 795 specialstatus Belgrade none Barajevo 213 Čukarica 155 Grocka 289 Lazarevac 384 Mladenovac 339 Novi Beograd 41 Obrenovac 411 Palilula 447 Rakovica 29 Savski Venac 16 Sopot 271 Stari Grad 7 Surčin 285 Voždovac 150 Vračar 3 Zemun 154 Zvezdara 31

Municipalities of Kosovo

Serbian law still treats Kosovo as an integral part of Serbia (officially the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija), although the United Nations administration (UNMIK) has established a new territorial organization of that territory. The Law on Territorial Organization defines 28 municipalities and 1 city on the territory of Kosovo. In 2000 the municipality of Gora was merged with Opolje (part of the Municipality of Prizren) into the new municipality of Dragaš and one new municipality was created: Mališevo. Later, from 2005 to 2008, seven new municipalities were created: Gračanica, Elez Han, Junik, Parteš, Klokot, Ranilug and Mamuša. However, the Government of Serbia does not recognise the territorial re-organisation of Kosovo, although some of these new-formed municipalities have Serb majority, and some Serbs participate in local elections. In three of those municipalities: Gračanica, Klokot-Vrbovac and Ranilug, Serbian parties won a majority in the 2009 elections.

By the 2013 Brussels Agreement, Serbia agreed to disband its parallel municipal institutions in Kosovo, while the authorities of Kosovo agreed on creation of the Community of Serb Municipalities. However, both parties acted slowly to put this agreement in power.

See also Administrative divisions of Serbia

References

Municipalities of Serbia 2008, Statistical Office of Serbia, issued January 2009, (Public Domain, see template:PD-SerbiaGov)

External links Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia