Priboj


Priboj is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town is 14,920, while the population of the municipality is 27,133.

Geography

The municipality of Priboj is located between municipality of Čajetina in the north, municipality of Nova Varoš in the east, municipality of Prijepolje in the south-east, border with Montenegro in the south-west, and border with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the north-west. A Bosnian-Herzegovinian exclave is surrounded by the Priboj municipality.
The town of Priboj lies on the river Lim. It is 5 km away from Uvac, a smaller river that is the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.

Climate

Priboj has an oceanic climate.

History

During the medieval times, the region around modern city of Priboj in the lower valley of the Lim river was called "Dabar" and it belonged to the medieval Serbia until the Turkish invasion in the middle of 15th century. Between 1459 and 1463, the town of Priboj was first mentioned in written documents of the Ottoman Empire.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Priboj, the municipality includes the following settlements:
According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Priboj has 27,133 inhabitants with 49.4% of the municipality's population living in the urban areas.

Ethnic groups

In 1991, the population of the Priboj municipality numbered 35,951 people, and was composed of Serbs, Muslims and others. Most of those who in 1991 census declared themselves as Muslims by nationality, in the next census in 2002 declared themselves as Bosniaks, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as Muslims by nationality.
In 2002, the population of the Priboj town numbered 19,564 people, and was composed of Serbs, Bosniaks, Muslims by nationality and others. As of 2011, most of Priboj's population is of Serbian ethnicity, with nearly 21.2% being Bosniaks and Muslims.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Ethnic groupPopulation%
Serbs20,58275.86%
Bosniaks3,81114.05%
Muslims1,9447.16%
Yugoslavs360.13%
Hungarians110.04%
Macedonians90.03%
Others7402.73%
Total27,133

Economy

Today, most of Priboj's economy is based on agriculture, services and partly industry. Priboj is home to the FAP Corporation, which pushed Priboj's development during the 1970-s and 1980-s, when it was one of the biggest producers of trucks and buses in the former Yugoslavia. Since the 1990s, FAP has been working in limited capacity and since the 2010s its only remaining production is military-oriented.
As of September 2017, Priboj has one of 14 free economic zones established in Serbia.
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity :
ActivityTotal
Agriculture, forestry and fishing58
Mining and quarrying1
Manufacturing1,054
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply90
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities98
Construction183
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles556
Transportation and storage271
Accommodation and food services187
Information and communication54
Financial and insurance activities44
Real estate activities21
Professional, scientific and technical activities132
Administrative and support service activities51
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security350
Education388
Human health and social work activities454
Arts, entertainment and recreation91
Other service activities81
Individual agricultural workers6
Total4,171

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