Žitorađa (Serbian Cyrillic: Житорађа, pronounced [ʒîtorad͡ʑa]) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of southern Serbia.

It lies 10 km from Corridor 10, which connects Serbia with North Macedonia, Greece and further east.

Aside from the town of Žitorađa, the municipality includes the following settlements: The village has its origins in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) town "Ad Herculum" (Ad Hercules), which existed in the 4th century.

[5] The farm “December 1st” has the capacity of 30,000,000 fattened pigs per year, and it is one of the most successful in the whole of Serbia.

[5] The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[6] The village was the site of the pre-ceremonial wedding of Serbian folk singer Svetlana Ražnatović "Ceca", who was born in the village, and Željko Ražnatović "Arkan", a notorious career criminal and paramilitary leader, on 19 February 1995.