From 1869 to 1947 Veliko Orašje was the seat of a district in the Jasenica region, which was then reformed into Velika Plana Municipality and its seat moved to Velika Plana.
^Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN86-84433-00-9