Požega (Serbian Cyrillic: Пожега, pronounced [pôʒeɡa]), 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.
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Settlements
Aside from the town of Požega, the municipality includes the following settlements:
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:
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):
Transportation
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.
Media
Požega has several media with a local coverage:
TV Stations: TV Požega
Radio Stations: Radio Požega
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
Darko Kovačević (archaeologist), maritime and underwater archaeologist