Pčinja District

Pčinja District
Пчињски округ
Administrative district of Serbia
Images from the Pčinja District
Location of district in Serbia
Location of district in Serbia
Coordinates: 42°33′N 21°54′E / 42.550°N 21.900°E / 42.550; 21.900
Country Serbia
Administrative centerVranje
Government
 • CommissionerSrećko Pejković
Area
 • Total
3,520 km2 (1,360 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
193,802
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeRS-24
Municipalities6 and 1 city
Settlements363
– Cities and towns6
– Villages357
Websitewww.pcinjski.okrug.gov.rs

The Pčinja District (Serbian: Пчињски округ, romanized: Pčinjski okrug, pronounced [ptʃǐɲskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It occupies the southernmost part of the country. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 193,802 inhabitants. The administrative center of the Pčinja District is the city of Vranje.

History

The present-day administrative districts (including Pčinja District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia.

Cities and municipalities

The district encompasses one city and seven municipalities:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1948209,232—    
1953220,910+5.6%
1961222,520+0.7%
1971230,373+3.5%
1981238,753+3.6%
1991243,529+2.0%
2002227,690−6.5%
2011[a]159,081−30.1%
2021193,802+21.8%
Source: [2][1]

Towns

There are three towns with over 10,000 inhabitants.

Ethnic structure

Ethnicity Population[3] Percentage
Serbs 112,011 57.8%
Albanians 56,834 29.3%
Roma 10,877 5.6%
Bulgarians 4,970 2.5%
Others 1,711 0.9%
Undeclared/Unknown 8,102 4.2%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Prvi rezultati Popisa stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova 2022". stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023. d
  2. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Ethnicity - Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). publikacije.stat.gov.rs.
  • Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from the official website.
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