Bor District | |
Native Name: | Serbian: Борски округ / Serbian: Borski okrug Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Districtul Bor |
Settlement Type: | District of Serbia |
Coordinates: | 44.0833°N 28°W |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
Seat Type: | Administrative center |
Seat: | Bor |
Leader Title: | Commissioner |
Leader Name: | Miroslav Knežević |
Total Type: | Total |
Area Total Km2: | 3,507 |
Population Total: | 101,100 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Density Km2: | 29.4 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
Blank Info Sec1: | 4 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Settlements |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 90 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | – Cities and towns |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 6 |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | – Villages |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 84 |
Iso Code: | RS-14 |
The Bor District (Serbian: Борски округ|Borski okrug, pronounced as /bôːrskiː ôkruːɡ/; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Districtul Bor) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It has a population of 101,100 inhabitants, according to the 2022 census results. The administrative center of the Bor district is the city of Bor and the judicial one, due to tradition, Negotin. This district is the easternmost district of Serbia and contains the Serbian panhandle that extends into the Romanian border.
The Triballi dominated the region before the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC that weakened and subdued the Paleo-Balkan tribes. The Triballi, a Triballi-Dacian tribe, were defeated by the Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus, the consul of 30 BC. The region was organized into Moesia Inferior in 87 AD by Emperor Domitian.
Hellenistic religious influence is attested through archeological findings in Rovine and Tamnič where Heracles was worshipped, a relief of Zeus, Heracles and Dionysus found in Bukovo.[1]
The Roman site of Selište with a necropolis has been excavated in the village of Rogljevo. Silver and gold fibulae from 250–320 AD have been found at sites in Negotin.[2]
The district encompasses the city of Bor and three municipalities:
According to the last official census done in 2011, the Bor District has 124,992 inhabitants.
The ethnic composition of the Bor district is as follows:[3]
Ethnic group | Population | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Serbs | 97,239 | 77.80% | |
"Vlachs" (Romanians) | 13,313 | 10.65% | |
Romani | 2,244 | 1.80% | |
Romanians (self-declared) | 791 | 0.63% | |
Macedonians | 600 | 0.48% | |
Montenegrins | 452 | 0.36% | |
Yugoslavs | 182 | 0.15% | |
Croats | 179 | 0.14% | |
Albanians | 152 | 0.12% | |
Bulgarians | 149 | 0.12% | |
Muslims | 104 | 0.08% | |
Timoc | 9,587 | 7.67% | |
Total | 124,992 |
The region is a traditionally energy oriented, as it has the hydroelectric power plants of Đerdap: Iron Gate I and Iron Gate II, and is also rich in copper and gold deposits, especially in the Bor and Majdanpek areas; silver has also been discovered, but is rare. The giant mining company RTB Bor operates in the region.
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