Batočina
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Баточина Batočina |
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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 | ||||
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| 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 .