Lučani

Lučani (Serbian Cyrillic: Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 5,142, while the population of the municipality is 20,897.

For other uses, see Lucani (disambiguation).
Lučani

Лучани
Town and municipality
Town Hall Entrance
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Lučani within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°52′N 20°08′E
Country Serbia
RegionŠumadija and Western Serbia
DistrictMoravica
Settlements36
Government
 • MayorMilivoje Dolović (SNS)
Area
Area rank74th in Serbia
 • Town1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
 • Municipality454.76 km2 (175.58 sq mi)
Elevation
308 m (1,010 ft)
Highest elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Lowest elevation
293 m (961 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)[2]
 • Rank77th in Serbia
 • Town
5,142
 • Town density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
 • Municipality
20,897
 • Municipality density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32240
Area code+381(0)32
Car platesLU
Websitewww.lucani.rs

Settlements

Aside from the town of Lučani, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194832,333—    
195334,412+1.25%
196133,336−0.40%
197131,646−0.52%
198129,708−0.63%
199127,167−0.89%
200224,614−0.89%
201120,897−1.80%
Source: [3]

In the town of Lučani there are 5,142 inhabitants, while the average age of the population is 38,3 years (37,8 with men and 38,7 with women). There are 7,298 homes in the municipality and the average number of people living together is 2,86.

Ethnic groups

The municipality is largely inhabited by Serbs (97.9%).

Graph showing the Lučani population change in the 20th Century
Lučani ethnicities in 2011
Serbs
 
 98.00%
Montenegrins
 
 0.78%
Yugoslavs
 
 0.13%
Croats
 
 0.11%
Macedonians
 
 0.06%
Hungarians
 
 0.04%
Slovaks
 
 0.02%
Other
 
 0.62%

Economy

Lučani is home to the chemical defence company Milan Blagojević - Namenska which employs around 1,300 people (as of 2017). Also, Maxima color manufacturer has its factory in Lučani.

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[4]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing34
Mining and quarrying6
Manufacturing2,288
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply187
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities58
Construction82
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles396
Transportation and storage217
Accommodation and food services151
Information and communication12
Financial and insurance activities25
Real estate activities-
Professional, scientific and technical activities99
Administrative and support service activities31
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security172
Education294
Human health and social work activities185
Arts, entertainment and recreation71
Other service activities51
Individual agricultural workers391
Total4,749

Sports

Lučani is home to the professional football club FK Mladost Lučani, which has played continuously in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top division of Serbian football.

Notable people
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See also
  • Guča trumpet festival

References
  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.
  3. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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