# Zlatibor District

The Zlatibor District (Serbian: Златиборски округ / Zlatiborski okrug, pronounced) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It is located in the western, mountainous part of Serbia. The district was named after the mountainous region of Zlatibor.
As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 254,659 inhabitants. The administrative center of the Zlatibor district is Užice. It is Serbia's largest district, with an area of 6,140 km².

## Municipalities

The district encompasses the municipalities of:
* Bajina Bašta
* Kosjerić
* Užice
* Požega
* Čajetina
* Arilje
* Nova Varoš
* Prijepolje
* Sjenica
* Priboj

## Demographics

As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 254,659 inhabitants.

### Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the district:
| Ethnic group | Census 2002 | Census 2002 | Census 2011 | Census 2011 | Census 2022 | Census 2022 |
| Ethnic group | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % |
| Serbs | 261,055 | 83.3 | 235,650 | 82.2 | 200,254 | 78.6 |
| Bosniaks | 46,701 | 14.9 | 44,220 | 15.4 | 39,618 | 15.6 |
| Romani | 482 | 0.15 | 785 | 0.27 | 588 | 0.23 |
| Montenegrins | 1,350 | 0.43 | 561 | 0.2 | 211 | 0.08 |
| Yugoslavs | 645 | 0.21 | 258 | 0.09 | 410 | 0.16 |
| Croats | 233 | 0.07 | 175 | 0.06 | 102 | 0.04 |
| Macedonians | 135 | 0.04 | 118 | 0.04 | 86 | 0.03 |
| Others | 2,795 | 0.89 | 4,782 | 1.7 | 13,390 | 5.26 |
| Total | 313,396 | 100 | 286,549 | 100 | 254,659 | 100 |

## Society and culture
### Culture

In the vicinity of Bajina Bašta stands the Rača monastery, built in the 13th century. Over its history, this monastery was destroyed several times, and then reconstructed. Rača Monastery's final destruction (after the Turks and the Austro-Hungarian Army), came at the hands of Bulgarian forces in 1943. It was restored after the end of World War II. The church was an important center of transcription and illumination of Serbia's manuscripts, with its monks known as the Račani, during the 17th century.
The Mileševa Monastery, built in 1234 near Prijepolje, was the endowment of King Stefan Vladislav I of Serbia, the son of Stefan the First-Crowned.
This monastery was the second most important in Serbia, after it received the bones of Serbia's most revered patriarch, Saint Sava, in 1236. The monastery has been destroyed and rebuilt several times, though 100 compositions, frescoes of individual figures, and fragments of important religious icons have been preserved. The most famous icon of Mileševa is The White Angel fresco, a famous, widely used religious icon throughout Serbia.

### Tourism

The Zlatibor District is home to several tourist destinations. Visitors to the slopes of the Zlatibor Mountain explore the natural environment of Tara National Park, float down the Drina River or cruise Lake Perućac, ride the rail experience known as Šargan Eight, visit the traditional ethnic village of Mokra Gora, tour the World War II monument of Kadinjača Memorial Complex, immerse themselves in the history of Užice and its importance as an independent stronghold, or visit Kremna, home of the Prophecy from Kremna.

### Education

There is one faculty located in the Zlatibor District that is within the University of Kragujevac:
* Teachers Training Faculty in Užice