Zaječar District

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Зајечарски округ Zaječarski okrug
Location
Location of district within Central Serbia
Administration
Capital	Zaječar
Commissioner	Mihajlo Jagodić
Municipalities	4
Settlements	173
- Cities and towns	5
- Villages	168
Official site
Statistics
Land area	3,623 km²
Population (census 2002)	137,561
- density	37.7/km²

Zaječar District (Serbian: Zaječarski okrug or Зајечарски округ) is a district (okrug) of Serbia. It expands in the eastern parts of the Republic of Serbia. It has a population of 137,561 (2002 census). Seat of the District is in the city of Zaječar.

Contents 1 Municipalities 2 Demographics 3 History 4 Economy

[edit] Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

• Boljevac
• Knjaževac
• Zaječar
• Sokobanja

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):

• Serbs = 124,427 (90.45%)
• Vlachs = 7,155 (5.20%)
• Roma = 1,194 (0.87%)

[edit] History

The Felix Romuliana (Galerie's Palace) in Gamzigrad was the metropolis of the Roman Emperor Gai Galerie Valerie Maxmillian, in late III and early IV century. By its findings, Gamzigrad ranks among the most representative Roman towns in the Balkans. Rich historic material (jewelry, money, tools, arms) found here bear witness of a great civilization in this region.

[edit] Economy

Trends of economic development of the Zaječar District lead from crafts and semi-industrial processing of agricultural products over coal exploitation (textile factory, leather factory, brewery, quartz sand mine and coal mine) to the modern plants and high output rate.

Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from the official website.