Batočina
Баточина Batočina |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Serbia | |||
Province : | Central Serbia | |||
Okrug : | Sumadija | |||
Coordinates : | 44 ° 9 ' N , 21 ° 5' E | |||
Area : | 136 km² | |||
Residents : | 12,220 (2002) | |||
Population density : | 90 inhabitants per km² | |||
Telephone code : | (+381) 34 | |||
Postal code : | 34227 | |||
License plate : | KG | |||
Structure and administration | ||||
Community type: | city | |||
Mayor : | Zdravko Mladenović ( SNS ) | |||
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Batočina ( Serbian - Cyrillic Баточина ) is a city and a municipality in the Serbian region of Šumadija on the Lepenica River . In 2006 the municipality had an estimated 13,500 inhabitants on an area of 136 km². The inhabitants are almost exclusively Serbian Orthodox (99.8%).
There are 11 elementary schools and 4 high schools in the city. The closer villages in the area are Dobrovodica , Gradac , Žirovnica , Kijevo , Nikšić , Brzan , Milatovac , Prnjavor and Crni Kao . The next bigger cities are Jagodina and Kragujevac .