Pantelej

For other uses, see Pantelej (disambiguation).

Pantelej (Serbian Cyrillic: Пантелеј) is one of five city municipalities which constitute the city of Niš. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 53,486 inhabitants.

Pantelej Пантелеј
City municipality
City municipality of Pantelej Градска општина Пантелеј
Panorama of some of Pantelej's neighborhoods
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Pantelej within City of Niš
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
District	Nišava
City	Niš
Settlements	14
Government
• Mayor	Dragan Pavlović (SNS)
Area [1]
• Municipality	140.97 km2 (54.43 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)[2]
• Urban	34,724
• Municipality	53,486
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	18000
Area code	+381(0)18
Car plates	NI
Website	www.pantelej.org.rs

Geography

The municipality borders Crveni Krst municipality in the west, Svrljig municipality in the north, Niška Banja municipality in the south-east, and Medijana municipality in the south.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 53,486 inhabitants, with 34,724 in the eponymous settlement.

Settlements

The municipality consists of 14 settlements, all of which are classified as rural, except for Pantelej, which is a part of a larger urban settlement of Niš.^[3]

Brenica, population 522 Vrelo, population 225 Gornja Vrežina, population 1,147 Gornji Matejevac, population 2,513 Donja Vrežina, population 6,758 Donji Matejevac, population 831 Jasenovik, population 396

Kamenica, population 3,745 Knez Selo, population 865 Malča, population 1,030 Pantelej, population 34,724 Oreovac, population 299 Pasjača, population 219 Cerje, population 212

Neighbourhoods

• Pantelej
• Jagodin Mala (partly)
• Durlan
• Vrežina
• Čalije
• Somborska
• Durlan 2
• Durlan 3

International cooperation

Pantelej is twinned with the following cities and municipalities:

• Istočna Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2021)^[4]

See also

• Subdivisions of Serbia
• Niš