Nišava District

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Нишавски округ Nišavski okrug
Location
Location of district within Central Serbia
Administration
Capital	Niš
Commissioner	Milan Lapčević
Municipalities	6 and 5 within City of Niš
Settlements	285
- Cities and towns	8
- Villages	277
Official site
Statistics
Land area	2,729 km²
Population (census 2002)	381,757
- density	139.9/km²

The Nišava District (Nišavski okrug, Нишавски округ) expands in the south-eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 382,461. The seat of the District is in the city of Niš.

Contents 1 Municipalities 2 Ethnic groups (2002 census) 3 Features 4 Economy 5 See also

[edit] Municipalities

The district is divided into 6 municipalities and the City of Niš, which is divided into 5 municipalities.

The municipalities of the district are:

• Aleksinac
• Svrljig
• Merošina
• Ražanj
• Doljevac
• Gadžin Han

City of Niš is divided into municipalities of:

• Medijana
• Niška Banja
• Palilula
• Pantelej
• Crveni Krst

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

• Serbs = 360,941
• Roma = 9,224
• Montenegrins = 1,018
• others

[edit] Features

Within the city boundaries itself stands the Niš Fortress, which ranks among the most beautiful and best preserved fortresses in the Balkans, built in the late seventeenth century. On the outskirts of Niš is a unique monument - the Skull Tower (Ćele kula) built by the Turks from the skulls and heads of the Serbian warriors who died in the battle on Čegar Hill in 1809, led by Stevan Sinđelić, against the Turks. After the Turkish victory, this battle was decisive for the failure of the First Serb Uprising.

[edit] Economy

The economy of this region is dominated by: the Electronic Industry Niš, Tobacco Industry, Machine Industry and the "Niteks" textile industry.

[edit] See also

• Districts of Serbia

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