Tutin, Serbia


Tutin is a town and municipality located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. According to a 2011 census, the municipality of Tutin has a population of 31,155 people.

History

The former name of Tutin was Donja Dimitrova. At first, it was only a caravan station, while in the beginning of the 19th century it became a settlement with guardian tower and a mosque. In 1831, the army of Bosnian Husein-beg Gradaščević was stationed in it. Name Tutin firstly appeared in 1868 in work of English travelers. According to that work, Tutin had only 7 houses of which 6 belonged to the Bosniak family Hamzagić and one was Serb. Until 1912, Tutin was small settlement with 20 houses. In the 20th century, the settlement was greatly developed: public buildings, a health station, a school and shops were built. It was occupied by Italy between 1941-1943 and Germany between 1943–1944. During the occupation, it was part of Protectorate of Albania.
Tutin was the first municipality in Serbia to have renewable wind power. It was opened in 2011 with installed capacity of 600 KW.

Climate

Tutin has a humid continental climate.

Demographics

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Tutin has 31,155 inhabitants. Population that lives in urban areas comprises 32.4% of the municipality's total population. Depopulation is typical for villages because of the migrations to urban and other areas. Population density on the territory of the municipality is 41.99 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Ethnic groups

Most of Tutin's population are Bosniaks, followed by Muslims and Serbs. Ethnic composition of the municipality:
Ethnic groupPopulation
1991
Population
2002
Population
2011
Bosniaks-28,32028,041
Muslims32,6712221,092
Serbs1,5031,2981,090
Romani--67
Gorani--55
Others457214810
Total34,63130,05431,155

Note: Most of those who in 1991 census declared themselves as Muslims by nationality, in the next census in 2002 declared themselves as Bosniaks, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as Muslims by nationality.

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity :
ActivityTotal
Agriculture, forestry and fishing78
Mining and quarrying55
Manufacturing898
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply43
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities52
Construction210
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles516
Transportation and storage121
Accommodation and food services135
Information and communication27
Financial and insurance activities20
Real estate activities-
Professional, scientific and technical activities91
Administrative and support service activities18
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security357
Education720
Human health and social work activities416
Arts, entertainment and recreation38
Other service activities189
Individual agricultural workers739
Total4,722

Notable people

Twin towns – Sister cities

Tutin is twinned with: