Ljig

Ljig Љиг
Town and municipality
Monument to the Partisans
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Ljig within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°13′N 20°11′E / 44.217°N 20.183°E / 44.217; 20.183Coordinates: 44°13′N 20°11′E / 44.217°N 20.183°E / 44.217; 20.183
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Kolubara
Settlements	27
Government
• Mayor	Miroslav Maksimović (independent)
Area
• Municipality	279 km2 (108 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Town	5,000
• Municipality	12,730
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	14240
Area code	+381 14
Car plates	VA
Website	www.ljig.rs

Ljig (Serbian Cyrillic: Љиг) is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District of the western Serbia. It has a population of 3,219 inhabitants, while the municipality has a total of 12,730 inhabitants.

Ljig is an underdeveloped region of Serbia, surrounded by Mount Rajac and Mount Rudnik. It was struck by an earthquake in 2003 and a drought in 2004.

The town of Ljig is the economic and cultural center of the municipality with a primary school founded in 1907, a high school, a public library with a cinema, a health center and a post office.

The other settlements of Ljig municipality are Ivanovci, Kozelj, Lalinci, Veliševac, Babajić, Ba, Kadina Luka, Kalanjevci, Jajčić, Liplje, Moravci, Stavica, Gukoš, Milavac, Brančić, Poljanice, Latković, Slavkovica, Paležnica, Belanovica, Bošnjanović, Donji Banjani, Dići, Cvetanovac, Živkovci and Šutci.