Changes in Population, Households, and Population Density in Toplica Discrict in the Second Half of the XX and Beginning of XXI Century Cover Image

Промене броја становника, домаћинстава и густине насељености у топличком округу у другој половини XX и почетком XXI века
Changes in Population, Households, and Population Density in Toplica Discrict in the Second Half of the XX and Beginning of XXI Century

Author(s): Danijela Vukoičić, Milena Nikolić
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Sociology, Demography and human biology, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Географски факултет, Универзитет у Београду
Keywords: Toplica;population movements;settlements;households;the density of population;

Summary/Abstract: The district of Toplica is located in the southern part of Serbia, and includes historical and geographic area known as Toplica, which is located in the basins of the rivers Toplica and Kosanica. Tpolica space is limited to mountain ranges: Jastrebac from the north, Pozari and Kopaonik in the west, Djake, Arbanaska mountain, Vidojevica and Pasjaca, from the south and east is widely open to the South Morava valley. This administrative and administrative district covers four municipalities: Prokuplje, Kursumlija, Blace and Zitoradja In Prokuplje - the town is the county seat. District consists of 267 villages, of which four towns (municipal seats) and 263 villages. Most of the villages of the municipalities has Prokuplje (107), Kursumlija (90), Blace 40 and Zitoradja 30 settlements. The territorial development of the villages and municipalities, as well as the movement of population, households and population density in the county and municipalities affected natural, historical, cultural, economic and political factors, as well as geo-traffic position.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 185-196
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Serbian