Pčinja District

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Пчињски округ Pčinjski okrug
Location
Location of district within Central Serbia
Administration
Capital	Vranje
Commissioner	n/a
Municipalities	7
Settlements	363
- Cities and towns	6
- Villages	357
Statistics
Land area	3,520 km²
Population (census 2002)	227,690
- density	64.7/km²

The Pčinja District (Пчињски округ/Pčinjski okrug) expands in the southern parts of Serbia, bordering Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia. It has a population of 243,529. Its seat is in the city of Vranje.

Contents 1 Municipalities 2 Ethnic groups (2002 census) 3 Culture and history 4 Features 5 Economy

[edit] Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

• Vladičin Han
• Surdulica
• Bosilegrad
• Trgovište
• Vranje
• Bujanovac
• Preševo

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

• Serbs = 147,046 (64.58%)
• Albanians = 54,795 (24.07%)
• Roma = 12,073 (5.3%)
• Bulgarians = 8,491 (3.73%)
• Others

[edit] Culture and history

The cultural-historic monuments date back over five centuries ago. The earliest military fortification: Marko's Fortress, originates from the thirteenth century. Also famous are the ancient Turkish Public Bath from the sixteenth century, and the Pasha's House from 1765, in which a Grammar School was opened in 1881.

[edit] Features

The Vranjska Banja spa plays a particular part in this region, with its multi-medicinal thermal mineral waters.

[edit] Economy

The economy of Vranje is based on industry, mining, building industry, trade, agriculture, and forestry. The best known factories are: DIV Tobacco Factory and holding companies: SIMPO and Jumko.

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