Srem District

Srem District Sremski okrug Сремски округ
District of Serbia
Location of the Srem District within Serbia
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
Administrative center	Sremska Mitrovica
Government
• Commissioner	Dušanka Nuleši (acting)
Area
• Total	3,486 km2 (1,346 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	312,278
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RS-07
Municipalities	6 and 1 city
Settlements	109
- Cities and towns	7
- Villages	102
Website	www.sremski.okrug.gov.rs

The Srem District (Serbian: Сремски округ, Sremski okrug, pronounced [srɛ̂ːmskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geographical regions of Syrmia and Mačva. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 312,278 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Sremska Mitrovica.

In Serbian, the district is known as Sremski okrug (Сремски округ), in Croatian as Srijemski okrug, in Hungarian as Szerémségi Körzet, in Slovak as Sriemskí okres, in Rusyn as /Сримски окрух/, and in Romanian as Districtul Srem.

In the 3rd-5th century, the city of Sirmium (present-day Sremska Mitrovica) was a capital of Pannonia Secunda Roman province and in the 6th century it was a capital of Byzantine Pannonia. In the 7th century, during Avar administration, the area was ruled by Bulgar local ruler Kuber, while in the 11th century, it was ruled by independent Bulgarian-Slavic duke Sermon. In the 11th century, it was part of the Byzantine Theme of Sirmium.

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