Native Name: | Пожега |
Official Name: | Požega |
Settlement Type: | Town and municipality |
Coordinates: | 43.8461°N 20.0356°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Zlatibor |
Parts Type: | Settlements |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 42 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Đorđe Nikitović |
Leader Party: | SNS |
Area Blank1 Title: | Town |
Area Blank1 Km2: | 12 |
Area Blank2 Title: | Municipality |
Area Blank2 Km2: | 426.1 |
Elevation M: | 315 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Blank1 Title: | Town |
Population Blank1: | 12362 |
Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
Population Blank2 Title: | Municipality |
Population Blank2: | 25988 |
Population Density Blank2 Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 31210 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +381(0)31 |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | PŽ |
Požega (Serbian: Пожега, pronounced as /pôʒeɡa/), formerly Užička Požega (Serbian: Ужичка Пожега), is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 12,362, while the municipality has 25,988 inhabitants.[1] The town also has a non-profit organization, called Forca Požega.
Aside from the town of Požega, the municipality includes the following settlements:
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Požega has a population of 29,638 inhabitants.
The ethnic composition of the town:
Ethnic group | Population | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Serbs | 12,698 | 96.54% | |
Romani | 226 | 1.72% | |
Montenegrins | 51 | 0.39% | |
Croats | 19 | 0.14% | |
Yugoslavs | 19 | 0.14% | |
Macedonians | 16 | 0.12% | |
Others | 124 | 0.94% | |
Total | 13,153 |
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[2]
Activity | Total | |
---|---|---|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 60 | |
Mining and quarrying | 15 | |
Manufacturing | 2,870 | |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 58 | |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 148 | |
Construction | 381 | |
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,071 | |
Transportation and storage | 669 | |
Accommodation and food services | 287 | |
Information and communication | 80 | |
Financial and insurance activities | 90 | |
Real estate activities | 11 | |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 203 | |
Administrative and support service activities | 30 | |
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 389 | |
Education | 448 | |
Human health and social work activities | 398 | |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 80 | |
Other service activities | 171 | |
Individual agricultural workers | 359 | |
Total | 7,820 |
Požega is one of the main road and railway transportation centers in Western Serbia. It is located on the crossroads of the most important state roads in Western Serbia – State Road 21 and State Road 23. Also, a section of A2 motorway which is under construction passes through Požega. Also, it is a transportation hub between Kraljevo-Čačak-Užice railway and Belgrade–Bar railway.
Požega has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb) with warm summers, and cold, snowy winters. With 124 days of fog a year, and only 1594 hours of sunshine, it is amongst the foggiest and least sunny towns in Serbia.[3]
Požega has several media with a local coverage: