Medijana

Not to be confused with Mediana.

Medijana (Serbian Cyrillic: Медијана) is one of five city municipalities which constitute the city of Niš. It is the central and the most populous city municipality of Niš with the population of 85,969 inhabitants.

Medijana Медијана
City municipality
City municipality of Medijana Градска општина Медијана
Medijana
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Medijana City of Niš
Coordinates: 43°19′N 21°54′E
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
District	Nišava
City	Niš
Settlements	2
Government
• Mayor	Mladen Đurić (Dr. Dragan Milić Citizens' Group)
Area [1]
• Municipality	10.78 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)[2]
• Density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
• Urban	81,327
• Municipality	85,969
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	18000
Area code	+381(0)18
Car plates	NI

Geography

The municipality borders Pantelej municipality in the north, Niška Banja municipality in the east, Palilula municipality in the south, and Crveni Krst municipality in the west.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 85,969 inhabitants, with 81,327 in the eponymous settlement.

Settlements

The municipality consists of two settlements: Brzi Brod (population 4,642), a rural settlement and Medijana (population 81,327), a part of a larger urban settlement of Niš.^[3]

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods composing Medijana municipality are:

• Brzi Brod
• Bulevar Nemanjića
• Bulevar Djindjića
• Čair
• Centar
• Duvanište
• Kičevo
• Marger
• Medijana
• Trg Kralja Aleksandra
• Trošarina

Politics

The current president of the municipality is Mladen Đurić of the Dr. Dragan Milić Citizens' Group.^[4] Medijana is currently the only municipality in Serbia not under the control of the Serbian Progressive Party or its allies.^[5]

See also

• Subdivisions of Serbia
• Niš

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: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
3. "Statute of the City Municipality of Medijana" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
4. "RTS :: Politika :: Mladen Đurić izabran za predsednika niške opštine Medijana". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
5. "Niška Medijana, jedina opoziciona opština u Srbiji, kompletirala rukovodstvo: SNS uputila prve primedbe novoj vlasti - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-09-22.

External links

• Градска општина Медијана