Petrovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Петровац), also known as Petrovac na Mlavi (Serbian Cyrillic: Петровац на Млави, "Petrovac-upon-Mlava"; Romanian: Piatra Mlave) is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town is 7,229, while population of the municipality is 31,259.

Petrovac
Петровац (Serbian)
Petrovac na Mlavi
Church in Petrovac
Church in Petrovac
Coat of arms of Petrovac
Location of the municipality of Petrovac within Serbia
Location of the municipality of Petrovac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°22′42″N 21°25′10″E / 44.37833°N 21.41944°E / 44.37833; 21.41944
Country Serbia
RegionSouthern and Eastern Serbia
DistrictBraničevo
Settlements34
Government
 • MayorDuško Nedinić (SNS)
Area
 • Municipality655 km2 (253 sq mi)
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)[2]
 • Town
7,229
 • Municipality
31,259
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12300
Area code+381(0)12
Car platesPT
Websitewww.petrovacnamlavi.rs

History edit

From 1929 to 1941, Petrovac was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194850,430—    
195351,560+0.44%
196151,613+0.01%
197150,433−0.23%
198148,608−0.37%
199146,414−0.46%
200234,511−2.66%
201131,259−1.09%
Source: [3]

Economy edit

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[4]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 74
Mining and quarrying 28
Manufacturing 619
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 56
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 101
Construction 223
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,217
Transportation and storage 199
Accommodation and food services 329
Information and communication 62
Financial and insurance activities 40
Real estate activities 3
Professional, scientific and technical activities 176
Administrative and support service activities 77
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security 298
Education 370
Human health and social work activities 809
Arts, entertainment and recreation 91
Other service activities 134
Individual agricultural workers 2,142
Total 7,048

References edit

  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. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. ^ "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

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