Medijana (Serbian Cyrillic: Медијана) is one of five city municipalities which constitute the city of Niš. It is the central and the most populous city municipality of Niš with the population of 85,969 inhabitants.
Medijana
Медијана | |
|---|---|
| City municipality of Medijana Градска општина Медијана | |
 Medijana | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Medijana City of Niš | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 21°54′E / 43.317°N 21.900°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| District | Nišava |
| City | Niš |
| Settlements | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mladen Đurić (Dr. Dragan Milić Citizens' Group) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 10.78 km2 (4.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 81,327 |
| • Municipality | 85,969 |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 18000 |
| Area code | 381(0)18 |
| Car plates | NI |
Geography
editThe municipality borders Pantelej municipality in the north, Niška Banja municipality in the east, Palilula municipality in the south, and Crveni Krst municipality in the west.[citation needed]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 85,969 inhabitants, with 81,327 in the eponymous settlement.
Settlements
editThe municipality consists of two settlements: Brzi Brod (population 4,642), a rural settlement and Medijana (population 81,327), a part of a larger urban settlement of Niš.[3]
Neighbourhoods
editThe neighbourhoods composing Medijana municipality are:
- Brzi Brod
- Bulevar Nemanjića
- Bulevar Djindjića
- Čair
- Centar
- Duvanište
- Kičevo
- Marger
- Medijana
- Trg Kralja Aleksandra
- Trošarina
Politics
editThe current president of the municipality is Mladen Đurić of the Dr. Dragan Milić Citizens' Group.[4] Medijana is currently the only municipality in Serbia not under the control of the Serbian Progressive Party or its allies.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Statute of the City Municipality of Medijana" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "RTS :: Politika :: Mladen Đurić izabran za predsednika niške opštine Medijana". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Niška Medijana, jedina opoziciona opština u Srbiji, kompletirala rukovodstvo: SNS uputila prve primedbe novoj vlasti - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
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