Jablanica District

Jablanica District

Јабланички округ
Jablanički okrug
Jablanica District Јабланички округ ; Jablanički okrug
District of Serbia
	Images from the Jablanica District
	Location of the Jablanica District within Serbia
	Coordinates: 43°00′N 21°57′E / 43.000°N 21.950°E
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
Administrative center	Leskovac
Government
• Commissioner	Božidar Stojiljković
Area
• Total	2,769 km2 (1,069 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	184,502
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RS-23
Municipalities	5 and 1 city
Settlements	336
– Cities and towns	7
– Villages	329
Website	jablanicki.okrug.gov.rs

The Jablanica District (Serbian: Јабланички округ, romanized: Jablanički okrug, pronounced [jâblaːnitʃkiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands in the southeastern parts of Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 184,502 inhabitants.^[1] The administrative center of the district is the city of Leskovac.

Municipalities

The district encompasses the municipalities of:

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	231,280	—
1953	244,128	+5.6%
1961	254,855	+4.4%
1971	260,982	+2.4%
1981	262,531	+0.6%
1991	255,011	−2.9%
2002	240,923	−5.5%
2011	216,304	−10.2%
2022	184,502	−14.7%
Source: ^[2]

As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 184,502 inhabitants.^[1]

Ethnic groups

Ethnic composition of the Jablanica District (per 2011 and 2022 censuses):

Ethnic group	Census 2011		Census 2022
Ethnic group	Population	%	Population	%
Serbs	199,901	92.4	164,382	89.1
Romani	11,436	5.29	10,542	5.71
Albanians	548	0.25	928	0.50
Montenegrins	386	0.18	184	0.10
Macedonians	354	0.16	249	0.13
Bulgarians	107	0.05	107	0.06
Yugoslavs	96	0.04	143	0.08
Others	3,476	1.61	7,967	4.32
Total	216,304		184,502

History and culture

Famous cultural and historical monuments in this district are: the Roman necropolis in Mala Kopašnica originating from the 2nd century AD, an early Byzantine (6th century AD) town of Caričin Grad or Iustiniana Prima, the Jašunja Monasteries dedicated to the Virgin of Transfiguration and St. John the Baptist, built in 1499 as the endowment of the monastery nun Ksenija, as well as the church of St. John the Baptist from the 16th century, being a true pearl among monuments.

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Prvi rezultati Popisa stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova 2022". stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023. d
^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from the official website.

External links

Official website

[census2022-firstresults-1] "Prvi rezultati Popisa stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova 2022". stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023. d

[2] "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

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v t e Districts of Serbia
Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Srem West Bačka
Belgrade	City of Belgrade
Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor
Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar
Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren
¹ Kosovo declared independence in 2008 but is still claimed as part of its territory by Serbia.