Jablanica District | |
Native Name: | Јабланички округ Jablanički okrug |
Settlement Type: | District of Serbia |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Coordinates: | 43°N 78°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
Seat Type: | Administrative center |
Seat: | Leskovac |
Leader Title: | Commissioner |
Leader Name: | Božidar Stojiljković |
Total Type: | Total |
Area Total Km2: | 2,769 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 184,502 |
Population As Of: | 2022 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
Blank Info Sec1: | 5 and 1 city |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Settlements |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 336 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | – Cities and towns |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 7 |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | – Villages |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 329 |
Iso Code: | RS-23 |
The Jablanica District (Serbian: Јабланички округ|Jablanički okrug, pronounced as /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. The administrative center of the district is the city of Leskovac.
The district encompasses the municipalities of:
As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 184,502 inhabitants.
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 |
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.
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