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Western Serbia

Šumadija and Western Serbia
Шумадија и западна Србија
Šumadija i zapadna Srbija
Statistical region of Serbia
Location of Šumadija and Western Serbia (yellow) in Serbia
Location of Šumadija and Western Serbia (yellow) in Serbia
Country  Serbia
Founded May 2010
Largest city Kragujevac
Area
 • Total 26,483 km2 (10,225 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 2,031,697
Districts 8

Šumadija and Western Serbia (Serbian: Шумадија и западна Србија, Šumadija i zapadna Srbija) is one of the five statistical regions of Serbia. It is also a level-2 statistical region according to the European Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It was formed in 2010. The region has a total population of 2,031,697, according to the 2011 census.

In July 2009, the Serbian parliament adopted a new law in which Serbia was divided into seven statistical regions. According to the law, territory of present-day Šumadija and Western Serbia was divided into two statistical regions - Western Region (Serbian: Zapadni region / Западни регион) and Central Region (Serbian: Centralni region / Централни регион). However, in May 2010, the law was modified and Western and Central region were merged into a single statistical region whose name is Šumadija and Western Serbia.

The statistical region of Šumadija and Western Serbia is composed of 8 administrative districts:

The largest cities and towns of the region are:


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