City of Metković is one of the most famous regions for the cultivation of citrus fruits, it is especially known for its product: Neretvanska mandarina, which is also declared as a brand. The aim of this paper is to describe the most common Citrus species found during field research in the town Metković. The most important Citrus species were described by studying the morphology of the species, pedological and climate features of researched region and also by reviewing history of Citrus cultivation in the river Neretva Valley. Citrus species were mapped in the mobile application Maps me, while we visited microsites of Metković, especially courtyards and gardens. Maps with point vectors showing the spatial distribution of Citrus species, especially mandarins, oranges, lemons and kumquats were made using software programme QGIS. During the field research in the 2021 growing season, it was found that there were 848 citrus trees in courtyards and gardens. Based on the information obtained, interviews with local people and orthophotographic images of Metković from 1968 and 2019, the changes in the size of agricultural land, or the reduction of agricultural land from 13.5 to 4.5 square kilometers and the changes in cultivated cropswere determined.