Petrovac, Serbia
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Petrovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Петровац), also known as Petrovac na Mlavi (Serbian Cyrillic: Петровац на Млави, "Petrovac-upon-Mlava"; Romanian: Piatra Mlave) is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of eastern Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town is 7,229, while the population of the municipality is 31,259.
Petrovac Петровац (Serbian) Petrovac na Mlavi | |
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Town and municipality | |
 Church in Petrovac | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Petrovac within Serbia | |
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| Coordinates: 44°22′42″N 21°25′10″E / 44.37833°N 21.41944°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| District | Braničevo |
| Settlements | 34 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Duško Nedinić (SNS) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 655 km2 (253 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
| • Town | 6,958 |
| • Municipality | 25,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12300 |
| Area code | +381(0)12 |
| Car plates | PT |
| Website | www |
From 1929 to 1941, Petrovac was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1948 | 50,430 | — |
| 1953 | 51,560 | +0.44% |
| 1961 | 51,613 | +0.01% |
| 1971 | 50,433 | −0.23% |
| 1981 | 48,608 | −0.37% |
| 1991 | 46,414 | −0.46% |
| 2002 | 34,511 | −2.66% |
| 2011 | 31,259 | −1.09% |
| Source: [3] | ||
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[4]
| Activity | Total |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 74 |
| Mining and quarrying | 28 |
| Manufacturing | 619 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 56 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 101 |
| Construction | 223 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,217 |
| Transportation and storage | 199 |
| Accommodation and food services | 329 |
| Information and communication | 62 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 40 |
| Real estate activities | 3 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 176 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 77 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 298 |
| Education | 370 |
| Human health and social work activities | 809 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 91 |
| Other service activities | 134 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 2,142 |
| Total | 7,048 |
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Census 2022: Total population, by municipalities and cities". popis2022.stat.gov.rs.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.