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Devča
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Devča is a village situated in the Nišava district in Merošina municipality in Serbia. According to the 2002 census, there were 492 inhabitants (according to the 1991 census, there were 569 inhabitants). The population is completely dedicated to agriculture: fruit growing, vegetables, and to a lesser extent cattle breeding. The current situation in agriculture is very difficult due to the exhaustion of households' own funds, and also due to the lack of agricultural cooperatives. A larger number of younger residents are employed in the nearby towns of Niš and Prokuplje. In recent years, about 9

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Locality
Општина Мерошина
Region
Central Serbia
Country
Србија
Population
0

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Settlement.official_name
Devča
Settlement.native_name
Девча
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_map
Serbia Merošina.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Merošina municipality in Serbia
Settlement.pushpin_map
Serbia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
top
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Nišava
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
16px Merošina
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2002
Settlement.population_total
492
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

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Devča is a village situated in the Nišava district in Merošina municipality in Serbia. According to the 2002 census, there were 492 inhabitants (according to the 1991 census, there were 569 inhabitants). The population is completely dedicated to agriculture: fruit growing, vegetables, and to a lesser extent cattle breeding. The current situation in agriculture is very difficult due to the exhaustion of households' own funds, and also due to the lack of agricultural cooperatives. A larger number of younger residents are employed in the nearby towns of Niš and Prokuplje. In recent years, about 9 kilometers of road infrastructure has been renewed; a new primary school has been built, as well as a preschool institution.

== Demographics == There are 414 adults living in the settlement of Devča, and the average age of the population is 46.3 years: 44.4 for men and 48.4 for women. There are 166 households in the settlement, and the average number of members per household is 2.96.

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