Raška District

The Raška District (Serbian: Рашки округ, romanized: Raški okrug, pronounced [râʃkiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It expands to the southwestern part of the country. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 296,532 inhabitants.^[1] The administrative center of the Raška district is city of Kraljevo.

Raška District Рашки округ
Administrative district of Serbia
Images from the Raška District
Location of district in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Administrative center	Kraljevo
Government
• Commissioner	Stefan Adžić
Area
• Total	3,918 km2 (1,513 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	296,532
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RS-18
Municipalities	3 and 2 cities
Settlements	359
- Cities and towns	9
- Villages	350
Website	raski.okrug.gov.rs

History

The present-day administrative districts (including Raška District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia.

Cities and municipalities

The Raška district encompasses two cities and three municipalities:

• Kraljevo (city)
• Novi Pazar (city)
• Raška (municipality)
• Tutin (municipality)
• Vrnjačka Banja (municipality)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	186,092	—
1953	206,008	+2.05%
1961	228,991	+1.33%
1971	251,230	+0.93%
1981	282,644	+1.19%
1991	300,274	+0.61%
2002	291,230	−0.28%
2011	309,258	+0.67%
2022	296,532	−0.38%
Source: [2][1]

Towns

There are three towns with over 10,000 inhabitants.

• Novi Pazar: 71,462
• Kraljevo: 57,432
• Tutin: 11,169

Ethnic structure

Ethnicity	Population[1]	Percentage
Serbs	161,033	54.3%
Bosniaks	115,640	39%
Muslims	2,249	0.7%
Others	4,378	1.4%
Undeclared/Unknown	13,232	4.4%

See also

• Administrative districts of Serbia
• Administrative divisions of Serbia

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