Jablanica District

Jablanica District
Јабланички округ
Jablanički okrug
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Location of the Jablanica District within Serbia
Location of the Jablanica District within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°00′N 21°57′E / 43.000°N 21.950°E / 43.000; 21.950
Country Serbia
RegionSouthern and Eastern Serbia
Administrative centerLeskovac
Government
 • CommissionerBožidar Stojiljković
Area
 • Total2,769 km2 (1,069 sq mi)
Population
(2022 census)
 • Total184,502
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeRS-23
Municipalities5 and 1 city
Settlements336
Cities and towns7
– Villages329
Websitejablanicki.okrug.gov.rs

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

Municipalities

The district encompasses the municipalities of:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1948231,280—    
1953244,128+5.6%
1961254,855+4.4%
1971260,982+2.4%
1981262,531+0.6%
1991255,011−2.9%
2002240,923−5.5%
2011216,304−10.2%
2022184,502−14.7%
Source:

As of 2022 census, the district has a population of 184,502 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

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

Ethnic group Census 2011 Census 2022
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-historic monuments in this District are: the Roman necropolis in Mala Kopasnica originating from 2nd century AD, a late Roman-early Byzantine (6th century AD) town of Caričin Grad or Iustiniana Prima, the Jasunjski Monasteries dedicated to the Virgin of Transfiguration and St. John the Baptist, built in 1499 as the endowment of monastery sister Ksenija, as well as the church of St. John the Baptist from 16th century, being a true pearl among monuments.

See also


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