Bogatić is a little town and municipality located in the Mačva District

Macva District

Mačva District is a district of Serbia. The District expands in the western parts of Serbia, in the geographical regions of Mačva, Podrinje, Posavina, and Pocerina. It has a population of 297,778 people...

 of Serbia

Serbia

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. In 2011, the population of the town is 6,470, while population of the municipality is 28,879.

History

There are traces from prehistory and from Roman period in the area of Bogatić. Bogatić was firstly mentioned in 1528 in Ottoman defters and its name in that time was Grabovac. Between 16th and 18th century, this area was populated by settlers from Montenegro, Herzegovina, Bosnia and Old Serbia. Name Bogatić was firstly recorded during Austrian administration in Serbia (1718-1739), when Šabac district was formed. With 44 families, Bogatić was largest settlement in this district. During the First Serbian Uprising, Bogatić belonged to nahija of Šabac. During the reign of prince Miloš, Bogatić developed into a road settlement with streets, while in 1924 it officially became a town. During the Balkan wars (1912-1913) and First World War, population of Bogatić suffered great losses and was persecuted by Austro-Hungarian soldiers. After battle of Bubanja (July 15, 1941), Bogatić became first liberated municipal center in occupied Serbia. Since 1906, newspaper named "Mačvanin" was published in Bogatić.

Municipality

Municipality of Bogatić include following settlements:

• Bogatić
• Badovinci
  Badovinci
  Badovinci is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,406 people .-See also:*List of places in Serbia*Mačva...
  
  
• Banovo Polje
  Banovo Polje
  Banovo Polje is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,619 people .-See also:*List of places in Serbia*Mačva...
  
  
• Belotić
  Belotic
  Belotić is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and the population numbered 1,744 people in a 2002 census.-See also:*List of places in Serbia*Mačva...
  
  
• Glogovac
  Glogovac (Bogatic)
  Glogovac is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 967 people .-See also:*List of places in Serbia...
  
  
• Glušci
  Glušci
  Glušci is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,346 people .-See also:*List of places in Serbia*Mačva...
  
  
• Dublje
  Dublje (Bogatic)
  Dublje is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,317 people .-See also:*List of places in Serbia*Mačva...
  
  
• Klenje
  Klenje
  Klenje is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,253 people ....
  
  
• Metković
• Očage
  Ocage
  Očage is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 409 people .-See also:*List of places in Serbia*Mačva...
  
  
• Salaš Crnobarski
  Salaš Crnobarski
  Salaš Crnobarski is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,344 people .-See also:*List of places in Serbia*Mačva...
  
  
• Sovljak
  Sovljak
  Sovljak is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 618 people ....
  
  
• Uzveće
  Uzvece
  Uzveće is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Bogatić municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,103 people .-See also:*List of places in Serbia*Mačva...
  
  
• Crna Bara
  Crna Bara (Bogatic)
  Crna Bara is a village in Serbia, in the Mačva region. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Bogatić. According to the 2002 census, the village had 2,270 residents. It lies near the confluence of Drina river into Sava.-See also:...
  
  

Demographics (2002 census)

Ethnic groups in the Bogatić municipality:

• Serbs
  Serbs
  The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
  
   = 32,014
• Roma = 496
• others