Mačva District Мачвански округ | |
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           Images from the Mačva District | |
 Location of district in Serbia | |
| Coordinates:44°21′25″N19°35′24″E / 44.357°N 19.59°E /44.357; 19.59 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Administrative center | Šabac |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Dragoslav Milanović |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,268 km2 (1,262 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 265,377 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-08 |
| Municipalities | 6 and 2cities |
| Settlements | 228 |
| -Cities and towns | 5 |
| - Villages | 223 |
| Website | macvanski |
TheMačva District (Serbian:Мачвански округ,romanized: Mačvanski okrug,pronounced[mǎtʃʋanskiːôkruːɡ]) is one ofadministrative districts ofSerbia. It lies in the western part of Serbia, in the geographical regions ofMačva,Podrinje,Posavina, andPocerina. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 265,377 inhabitants. The administrative center of the Mačva District is the city ofŠabac.
The present-day administrative districts (including Mačva District) were established in 1992 by the decree of theGovernment of Serbia.
The Mačva District encompasses two cities and six municipalities:
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1948 | 270,053 | — |
| 1953 | 293,169 | +8.6% |
| 1961 | 311,916 | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 324,427 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 338,247 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 339,647 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 329,625 | −3.0% |
| 2011 | 298,931 | −9.3% |
| 2022 | 265,377 | −11.2% |
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There are two towns with over 10,000 inhabitants.
| Ethnicity | Population[2] | Share |
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| Serbs | 247,162 | 93.1% |
| Roma | 3,489 | 1.3% |
| Others | 2,719 | 1% |
| Undeclared/Unknown | 11,967 | 4.5% |
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