Kučevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Кучево, pronounced [kûtʃɛʋɔ]; Romanian: Cuciovă) is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town was 3,944, while the population of the municipality was 15,516.
Kučevo
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Town and municipality | |
![]() Kraku Lu Jordan archeological site | |
![]() Location of the municipality of Kučevo within Serbia | |
Coordinates: 44°29′N 21°40′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
District | Braničevo |
Settlements | 26 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Zoran Milekic (SNS) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 721 km2 (278 sq mi) |
Elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
Population (2011 census)[2] | |
• Town | 3,944 |
• Municipality | 15,516 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 12240 |
Area code | +381(0)12 |
Car plates | PO |
Website | www |
In 1973, excavations were conducted in the Kraku Lu Jordan metallurgical complex. The remains of the Roman town dates to the 4th century.[3]
From 1929 to 1941, Kučevo was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 28,308 | — |
1953 | 31,274 | +2.01% |
1961 | 30,452 | −0.33% |
1971 | 29,095 | −0.45% |
1981 | 28,429 | −0.23% |
1991 | 25,649 | −1.02% |
2002 | 18,808 | −2.78% |
2011 | 15,516 | −2.12% |
Source: [4] |
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):[5]
Activity | Total |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 131 |
Mining | 88 |
Processing industry | 282 |
Distribution of power, gas and water | 28 |
Distribution of water and water waste management | 31 |
Construction | 102 |
Wholesale and retail, repair | 436 |
Traffic, storage and communication | 122 |
Hotels and restaurants | 91 |
Media and telecommunications | 18 |
Finance and insurance | 13 |
Property stock and charter | 1 |
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities | 58 |
Administrative and other services | 21 |
Administration and social assurance | 177 |
Education | 276 |
Healthcare and social work | 212 |
Art, leisure and recreation | 60 |
Other services | 60 |
Total | 2,207 |
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