Jablanica District

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Jablanica District Јабланички округ Jablanički okrug
District of Serbia
Location of Jablanica District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Administrative centre	Leskovac
Government
• Commissioner	n/a
Area
• Total	2,769 km² (1,069 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	215,463
• Density	77.8/km² (202/sq mi)
Municipalities	5 and 1 city
Settlements	336
– Cities and towns	7
– Villages	329

The Jablanica District (Serbian: Јабланички округ / Jablanički okrug) expands in the south eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 215,463. The administrative centre of the district is Leskovac, the biggest settlement in south Serbia.

Municipalities

The district encompasses the municipalities of:

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Serbs = 225,092
Roma = 9,900
Albanians = 2,841
others

History and culture

Famous cultural-historic monuments in this District are: the Roman necropolis in Mala Kopasnica originating from 2nd century AD, a late Roman-early Byzantine (6th century AD) town of Caričin Grad or Iustiniana Prima, the Jasunjski Monasteries dedicated to the Virgin of Transfiguration and St. John the Baptist, built in 1499 as the endowment of monastery sister Ksenija, as well as the church of St. John the Baptist from 16th century, being a true pearl among monuments.

Economy

Holders of economic development of the Jablanički District are: Pharmaceutical and chemical industry Zdravlje A.D., plastified tin-plate factory Pobeda, Tomako, meat producer Mesokombinat, "Letex" textile industry, "Nevena" cosmetics industry and others.

References

Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from www.srbija.gov.rs.

Toplica District

Nišava District

Pirot District

Kosovo^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Bulgaria

Jablanica District

Pčinja District

↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 107 out of 193 United Nations member states.

v t e Districts of Serbia

Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Syrmia West Bačka

Belgrade	City of Belgrade

Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor

Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar

Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren

¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 107 out of 193 United Nations member states.

Coordinates: 43°00′N 21°57′E / 43.000°N 21.950°E / 43.000; 21.950

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