Pirot District

Pirotski Okrug
Пиротски Округ
Pirotski Okrug; Пиротски Округ
District of Serbia
	Images from the Pirot District
	Location of the Pirot District within Serbia
	Coordinates: 43°10′N 22°36′E / 43.167°N 22.600°E
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
Administrative center	Pirot
Government
• Commissioner	Dragana Tončić
Area
• Total	2,761 km2 (1,066 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	76,700
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RS-22
Municipalities	4
Settlements	214
- Cities and towns	4
- Villages	210

The Pirot District (Serbian: Пиротски Округ, romanized: Pirotski Okrug, pronounced [pǐroːtskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the southeastern part of Serbia. According to the 2022 census results, it has a population of 76,700 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Pirot.

Municipalities

It encompasses the city of Pirot and the following municipalities:

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	160,285	—
1953	157,360	−1.8%
1961	145,785	−7.4%
1971	136,008	−6.7%
1981	127,427	−6.3%
1991	116,926	−8.2%
2002	105,564	−9.7%
2011	92,479	−12.4%
2021	76,700	−17.1%
Source: ^[1]

According to the 2011 census results, the Pirot District has a population of 92,479 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group	Population (2011)	%
Serbs	77,379	83.67%
Bulgarians	6,602	7.14%
Romani	4,306	4.66%
Others	4,192	4.53%
Total	92,479

History and culture

The first mention of Pirot was from the second century A.D.^{[citation needed]} In its vicinity is a church from the thirteenth century, the Church of St. Petka, and the monastery of St. John the Theologist from the late fourteenth century. They are fine examples of medieval architecture.

Features

Medicinal water from the Zvonce Spa (Zvonačka Banja), a health resort, was used in ancient times, and natural beauties of this region are renowned throughout Serbia. The oldest craft, today an industry, is Rug making: the weaving trade, by which this region has gained its worldwide fame.

References

^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

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

External links

Official website

[1] "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

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v t e Districts of Serbia
Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Srem 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 declared independence in 2008 but is still claimed as part of its territory by Serbia.

v t e Cities, towns and villages in the Pirot District
Pirot	Bazovik Barje Čiflik Basara Bela Berilovac Berovica Blato Brlog Cerev Del Cerova Crvenčevo Crnoklište Činiglavci Dobri Do Dojkinci Držina Gnjilan Gornja Držina Gostuša Gradašnica Gradište Izvor Jalbotina Jelovica Kamik Koprivštica Kostur Krupac Kumanovo Mali Jovanovac Mali Suvodol Milojkovac Mirkovci Nišor Novi Zavoj Obrenovac Oreovica Orlja Osmakova Pakleštica Pasjač Petrovac Planinica Pokrevenik Poljska Ržana Ponor Prisjan Ragodeš Rasnica Rosomač Rsovci Rudinje Sinja Glava Slavinja Sopot Srećkovac Staničenje Sukovo Šugrin Temska Topli Do Trnjana Velika Lukanja Veliki Jovanovac Veliki Suvodol Veliko Selo Visočka Ržana Vlasi Vojnegovac Vranište Zaskovci
Dimitrovgrad	Baljev Dol Banjski Dol Barje Bačevo Beleš Bilo Braćevci Brebevnica Donja Nevlja Donji Krivodol Dragovita Gojin Dol Gornja Nevlja Gornji Krivodol Gradinje Grapa Gulenovci Izatovci Iskrovci Kamenica Kusa Vrana Lukavica Mazgoš Mojinci Paskašija Petačinci Petrlaš Planinica Poganovo Prača Protopopinci Radejna Senokos Skrvenica Slivnica Smilovci Trnski Odorovci Verzar Visočki Odorovci Vlkovija Vrapča Željuša
Babušnica	Aleksandrovac Berduj Berin Izvor Bogdanovac Bratiševac Brestov Dol Crvena Jabuka Dol Donje Krnjino Donji Striževac Draginac Dučevac Gornje Krnjino Gornji Striževac Gorčinci Grnčar Izvor Jasenov Del Kaluđerovo Kambelevci Kijevac Leskovica Linovo Ljuberađa Malo Bonjince Masurovci Mezgraja Modra Stena Našuškovica Ostatovica Preseka Provaljenik Radinjinci Radosinj Radoševac Rakita Rakov Dol Raljin Resnik Stol Strelac Studena Suračevo Štrbovac Vava Valniš Veliko Bonjince Vojnici Vrelo Vuči Del Zavidince Zvonce
Bela Palanka	Babin Kal Bežište Bukurovac Crvena Reka Crveni Breg Crnče Čiflik Divljana Dolac (settlement) Dolac (village) Donja Glama Donja Koritnica Donji Rinj Draževo Glogovac Gornja Glama Gornja Koritnica Gornji Rinj Gradište Klenje Klisura Kozja Kosmovac Kremenica Krupac Lanište Leskovik Ljubatovica Miranovac Miranovačka Kula Moklište Mokra Novo Selo Oreovac Pajež Sinjac Šljivovik Špaj Tamnjanica Telovac Toponica Veta Vitanovac Vrandol Vrgudinac
Municipalities or cities of Serbia