# Požega, Serbia

Požega (Serbian Cyrillic: Пожега, pronounced), formerly Užička Požega (Serbian Cyrillic: Ужичка Пожега), is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 12,362, while the municipality has 25,988 inhabitants. The town also has a non-profit organization, called Forca Požega.

## Settlements

Aside from the town of Požega, the municipality includes the following settlements:
* Bakionica
* Velika Ježevica
* Visibaba
* Vranjani
* Glumač
* Godovik
* Gornja Dobrinja
* Gorobilje
* Gugalj
* Donja Dobrinja
* Dražinovići
* Duškovci
* Zaselje
* Zdravčići
* Jelen Do
* Kalenići
* Lopaš
* Loret
* Ljutice
* Mađer
* Mala Ježevica
* Milićevo Selo
* Mršelji
* Otanj
* Papratište
* Pilatovići
* Prijanovići
* Prilipac
* Radovci
* Rasna
* Rečice
* Roge
* Rupeljevo
* Svračkovo
* Srednja Dobrinja
* Tabanovići
* Tvrdići
* Tometino Polje
* Tučkovo
* Uzići
* Čestobrodica

## Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Požega has a population of 29,638 inhabitants.

### Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the town:
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
| Serbs | 12,698 | 96.54% |
| Romani | 226 | 1.72% |
| Montenegrins | 51 | 0.39% |
| Croats | 19 | 0.14% |
| Yugoslavs | 19 | 0.14% |
| Macedonians | 16 | 0.12% |
| Others | 124 | 0.94% |
| Total | 13,153 | |

## Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):
| Activity | Total |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 49 |
| Mining and quarrying | 58 |
| Manufacturing | 3,575 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 50 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 156 |
| Construction | 465 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,280 |
| Transportation and storage | 761 |
| Accommodation and food services | 306 |
| Information and communication | 62 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 81 |
| Real estate activities | 14 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 247 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 76 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 362 |
| Education | 560 |
| Human health and social work activities | 351 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 73 |
| Other service activities | 138 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 246 |
| Total | 8,911 |

## Transportation

vteRailways in Požega :
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Požega is one of the main road and railway transportation centers in Western Serbia. It is located on the crossroads of the most important state roads in Western Serbia – State Road 21 and State Road 23. Also, a section of A2 motorway which is under construction passes through Požega. Also, it is a transportation hub between Kraljevo-Čačak-Užice railway and Belgrade–Bar railway.

## Climate

Požega has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb) with warm summers, and cold, snowy winters. With 124 days of fog a year, and only 1594 hours of sunshine, it is amongst the foggiest and least sunny towns in Serbia.
Climate data for Požega, elevation: 310 m or 1,020 ft, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–2020 :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.0 (89.6) | 35.6 (96.1) | 37.0 (98.6) | 41.0 (105.8) | 39.6 (103.3) | 37.3 (99.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 10.5 (50.9) | 3.8 (38.8) | 16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.0 (33.8) | 5.7 (42.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.1 (68.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 4.9 (40.8) | −0.1 (31.8) | 10.1 (50.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | −3.6 (25.5) | −0.1 (31.8) | 4.1 (39.4) | 8.9 (48.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 10.2 (50.4) | 5.9 (42.6) | 1.1 (34.0) | −3.0 (26.6) | 5.0 (41.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.7 (−23.3) | −27.5 (−17.5) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −9.4 (15.1) | −1.3 (29.7) | 2.8 (37.0) | 4.1 (39.4) | 3.8 (38.8) | −2.4 (27.7) | −7.5 (18.5) | −18.4 (−1.1) | −27.2 (−17.0) | −30.7 (−23.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.1 (1.62) | 46.1 (1.81) | 52.7 (2.07) | 60.1 (2.37) | 82.2 (3.24) | 89.1 (3.51) | 81.3 (3.20) | 62.8 (2.47) | 64.4 (2.54) | 60.6 (2.39) | 54.3 (2.14) | 54.3 (2.14) | 749.0 (29.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 146.0 |
| Average snowy days | 8.6 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 32.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87.0 | 81.0 | 74.3 | 72.1 | 74.8 | 75.0 | 74.3 | 74.9 | 79.1 | 82.6 | 85.8 | 88.3 | 79.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 47.2 | 76.9 | 124.7 | 148.0 | 178.5 | 208.1 | 241.6 | 227.7 | 149.7 | 98.7 | 57.4 | 35.2 | 1,593.7 |
| Source: Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia ||||||||||||||

## Media

Požega has several media with a local coverage:
* TV Stations: TV Požega
* Radio Stations: Radio Požega

## Gallery

* The memorial fountain in the town center
* Town center
* The local railway station
* Jelen Do mining complex

## Notable people

* Miloš Obrenović I (1780–1860), first monarch of modern Serbia
* Dragiša Lapčević (1867–1939), politician
* Petar Leković (1893–1942), the first person to be awarded with Order of the People's Hero title
* Milovan Destil Marković (1957), artist
* Srđan Mijailović (1993), football player