Aleksandrovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Александровац) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of central Serbia. As of 2011, the town has a population of 6,476 inhabitants, while the municipality has 26,522 inhabitants.
Aleksandrovac
Александровац (Serbian) | |
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Town and municipality | |
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Coordinates: 43°27′32″N 21°02′47″E / 43.45889°N 21.04639°E | |
Country | Serbia |
Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
District | Rasina |
Settlements | 55 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jelena Paunović (SNS) |
Area | |
• Town | 3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi) |
• Municipality | 387 km2 (149 sq mi) |
Elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
Population (2011 census)[2] | |
• Town | 6,476 |
• Town density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
• Municipality | 26,522 |
• Municipality density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 37230 |
Area code | +381(0)37 |
Car plates | AC |
Website | www |
From 1929 to 1941, Aleksandrovac was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 32,612 | — |
1953 | 34,748 | +1.28% |
1961 | 34,540 | −0.08% |
1971 | 33,798 | −0.22% |
1981 | 33,887 | +0.03% |
1991 | 33,215 | −0.20% |
2002 | 29,389 | −1.11% |
2011 | 26,522 | −1.13% |
Source: [3] |
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Aleksandrovac has a population of 26,522 inhabitants.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:[4]
Ethnic group | Population | % |
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Serbs | 25,682 | 96.83% |
Romani | 84 | 0.32% |
Montenegrins | 23 | 0.09% |
Macedonians | 10 | 0.04% |
Croats | 8 | 0.03% |
Bulgarians | 7 | 0.03% |
Yugoslavs | 6 | 0.02% |
Albanians | 5 | 0.02% |
Others | 303 | 1.14% |
Total | 26,522 |
The most popular event is Župska berba, which is held annually from 22 September to 25 September. Aleksandrovac is the headquarters of one of the most successful Yugoslav record labels of all time Diskos.
The town has several sports teams among which the most popular are the basketball, volleyball and handball teams that play in the top division in Serbia. Also, it is home to FK Župa Aleksandrovac football team.
The following table gives a preview of the total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[5]
Activity | Total |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 85 |
Mining and quarrying | 2 |
Manufacturing | 2,272 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 27 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 111 |
Construction | 309 |
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 755 |
Transportation and storage | 171 |
Accommodation and food services | 211 |
Information and communication | 42 |
Financial and insurance activities | 37 |
Real estate activities | 1 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 151 |
Administrative and support service activities | 16 |
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 261 |
Education | 494 |
Human health and social work activities | 180 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 82 |
Other service activities | 125 |
Individual agricultural workers | 1,101 |
Total | 6,433 |