Valjevo

Valjevo
Ваљево (Serbian)
City of Valjevo
From top: City Center, Valjevo Gymnasium, Temple of Our Lord's Resurrection, Petnica Science Center, Court building, Sports hall, Tešnjar- old urban settlement
Flag of Valjevo
Coat of arms of Valjevo
Location of the city of Valjevo within Serbia
Location of the city of Valjevo within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°16′N 19°53′E / 44.267°N 19.883°E / 44.267; 19.883
Country Serbia
RegionŠumadija and Western Serbia
DistrictKolubara
Settlements77
Government
 • MayorLazar Gojković (Serbian Progressive Party)
Area
 • Rank17th in Serbia
 • Urban27.44 km2 (10.59 sq mi)
 • Administrative905 km2 (349 sq mi)
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[2]
 • Rank15th in Serbia
 • Urban
56,145
 • Urban density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
 • Administrative
82,169
 • Administrative density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
14000
Area code+381(0)14
ISO 3166 codeSRB
Car platesVA
Websitewww.valjevo.org.rs

Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, pronounced [ʋâːʎeʋo]) is a city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the administrative area of Valjevo had 82,169 inhabitants, 56,145 of whom were urban dwellers.

Valjevo occupies an area of 905 square kilometers; its altitude is 185 meters. The city is situated along the river Kolubara, a tributary of the Sava river.

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.