Sjenica
Sjenica
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Town and municipality | |
From top: Uvac Special Nature Reserve, Sjenica Mosque at night | |
Location of the municipality of Sjenica within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 43°16′N 20°00′E / 43.267°N 20.000°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
| District | Zlatibor |
| First mentioned | 1253 |
| Settlements | 101 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Munib Mujagić (SPP) |
| Area | |
| • Rank | 11th in Serbia |
| • Town | 25.76 km2 (9.95 sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 1,059 km2 (409 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,026 m (3,366 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Rank | 65th in Serbia |
| • Town | 12,989 |
| • Town density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 24,083 |
| • Municipality density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 36310 |
| Area code | +381(0)20 |
| Official languages | Serbian together with Bosnian |
| Website | www |
Sjenica (Serbian Cyrillic: Сјеница, pronounced [sjɛ̌nitsa]) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia, on the vast Sjenica-Pešter plateau and geographically located in the central part of Sandžak. The population of the municipality, according to 2022 census, is 24,083, while the town has a population of 12,989.
In terms of area (1,059 km2), Sjenica is 11th largest municipality in Serbia. A multi-ethnic environment where Bosniaks, Serbs, Albanians, Montenegrins, Turks, Romani and others live in it.
According to the level of development of local self-government units for the year 2014, the municipality of Sjenica belongs to the fourth group consisting of 44 extremely underdeveloped local self-government units whose level of development is below 60% of the national average.