Pirot District

The Pirot District (Serbian: Пиротски Округ / Pirotski Okrug, pronounced [pǐroːtskiː ôkruːɡ] Bulgarian: Пиротски окръг) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 92,277 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Pirot.

Pirotski Okrug
Пиротски Округ
Location of the Pirot District within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°10′N 22°36′E
Country Serbia
RegionSouthern and Eastern Serbia
Administrative centerPirot
Government
  CommissionerDragana Tončić
Area
  Total2,761 km2 (1,066 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
  Total92,479
  Density33.4/km2 (87/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeRS-22
Municipalities4
Settlements214
- Cities and towns4
- Villages210

Municipalities

It encompasses the city of Pirot and the following municipalities:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1948160,285    
1953157,360−1.8%
1961145,785−7.4%
1971136,008−6.7%
1981127,427−6.3%
1991116,926−8.2%
2002105,564−9.7%
201192,479−12.4%
Source: [1]

According to the 2011 census results, Pirot District has a population of 92,479 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group Population (2011) %
Serbs77,379 83.67%
Bulgarians6,602 7.14%
Romani4,306 4.66%
Others4,192 4.53%
Total92,479

History and culture

The first mention of Pirot are found already in the second century A.D. In its vicinity is the church from the thirteenth century: the Church of St. Petka, and the monastery of St. John the Theologist from the late fourteenth century displays a fine example of the medieval architecture.

Features

Medicinal water from the Zvonci Spa (Zvonačka Banja), a health resort, was used already in the ancient times, and natural beauties of this region are renounced throughout Serbia. The oldest craft, today an industry, is Rug-making: the weaving trade, by which this region has gained its world-wide fame.

See also

References

  1. "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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