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 group | Population 1991 | Population 2002 | Population 2011 |
| Bosniaks | - | 28,320 | 28,041 |
| Muslims | 32,671 | 222 | 1,092 |
| Serbs | 1,503 | 1,298 | 1,090 |
| Romani | - | - | 67 |
| Gorani | - | - | 55 |
| Others | 457 | 214 | 810 |
| Total | 34,631 | 30,054 | 31,155 |
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 :| Activity | Total |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 78 |
| Mining and quarrying | 55 |
| Manufacturing | 898 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 43 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 52 |
| Construction | 210 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 516 |
| Transportation and storage | 121 |
| Accommodation and food services | 135 |
| Information and communication | 27 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 20 |
| Real estate activities | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 91 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 18 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 357 |
| Education | 720 |
| Human health and social work activities | 416 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 38 |
| Other service activities | 189 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 739 |
| Total | 4,722 |
Notable people
- Mensur Suljović, Austrian darts player
- Saffet Sancaklı, Turkish footballer, politician
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Tutin is twinned with:- Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Gaziosmanpaşa, Turkey
- Iznik, Turkey