Subdivisions of Belgrade
The city of Belgrade is divided into 17 city municipalities.[1]
Most of the municipalities are situated on the southern side of the Danube and Sava rivers, in the Šumadija region. Three municipalities (Zemun, Novi Beograd, and Surčin) are on the northern bank of the Sava, in the Syrmia region, and the municipality of Palilula, spanning the Danube, is in both the Šumadija and Banat regions.
City municipalities of Belgrade
| Coat of Arms | Name | Area (km²) | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
.gif){kind=small} | Barajevo | 213 | 27,110 |
 | Čukarica | 156 | 181,231 |
 | Grocka | 289 | 83,907 |
 | Lazarevac | 384 | 58,622 |
 | Mladenovac | 339 | 53,096 |
.jpeg){kind=small} | Novi Beograd | 41 | 214,506 |
 | Obrenovac | 411 | 72,524 |
 | Palilula | 451 | 173,521 |
 | Rakovica | 31 | 108,641 |
 | Savski Venac | 14 | 39,122 |
.gif){kind=small} | Sopot | 271 | 20,367 |
 | Stari Grad | 7 | 48,450 |
 | Surčin | 285 | 43,819 |
 | Voždovac | 148 | 158,213 |
 | Vračar | 3 | 56,333 |
 | Zemun | 153.56 | 168,170 |
 | Zvezdara | 32 | 151,808 |
| Total | 3227 | 1,659,440 | |
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Governmental structure
An urban municipality is a part of the territory of the City of Belgrade, in which certain operations of local self-government laid down by the City Charter are run. Pursuant to the Constitution, legislation, present Charter and bylaws of the urban municipality, the citizens participate in conducting operations of the urban municipality through the councilors elected to the City municipal assembly, civil initiative, local citizens’ meeting and referendum.
The bodies of the urban municipality are:
- Municipal Assembly
- Municipal Council
The number of councilors in the Municipal Assembly ranges from 19 to 75 councilors.
The District Council Chairman presides over the Municipal Assembly, and he/she is a chairperson of the Municipal Council. The Municipal Assembly elects the District Council Chairman among the municipal councilors.
The Municipal Council is composed of the District Council Chairman, Deputy District Council Chairman and at the most 7 members. The Municipal Council members are elected by the Municipal Assembly among both councilors and citizens further to the proposal by the District Council Chairman.
See also
- List of Belgrade neighborhoods and suburbs
- List of former and proposed municipalities of Belgrade
- Municipalities of Serbia
References
- ↑ "Urban Municipalities". Official website. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ↑ http://popis2011.stat.rs/?page_id=2134&lang=en
