This is the list of cities and towns in Serbia, according to the criteria used by Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, which classifies the settlements into urban and rural, depending not only on size, but also on other administrative and legal criteria.^[1]

Formally, there are administrative Cities. Belgrade is the only major city, and on the level of a district, while the others are minor, on a municipal level. They enjoy a special status of autonomy and self-government, as they have their own Civic Parliaments and executive branches, as well as Mayors elected through popular vote, elected by their citizens in local elections.^[2]

[edit] Administrative cities

As of 2008^[update], the following cities have official administrative city rights:^[2]

[edit] "Urban" settlements

Belgrade

Niš

Novi Sad

Kragujevac

Subotica

Zrenjanin

Smederevo

Užice

Novi Pazar

Kruševac

Leskovac

Šabac

Vršac

Zaječar

Bečej

The 2002 census in Serbia was held only on the territories of Central Serbia and Vojvodina. According to the statistic criteria, the following settlements are classified as "urban" (i.e. cities and towns), as opposed to "rural" (villages). These criteria are not limited to settlement size, but also include the percentage of residents engaged in agriculture, population density etc. Thus, not all towns in statistical sense are greater than villages, and they are not always municipality centers.

[edit] See also

• Subdivisions of Serbia
• List of cities in Europe
• List of cities, towns and villages in Serbia (A-M)
• List of cities, towns and villages in Serbia (N-Z)

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} The results of the 2002 Serbian Census (Serbian)
2. ^ ^{a b} Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government, Parliament of Serbia (Serbian)