Nišava District

Nišava District Нишавски округ Nišavski okrug
District of Serbia
Location of the Nišava District within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°18′N 21°54′E / 43.300°N 21.900°E / 43.300; 21.900Coordinates: 43°18′N 21°54′E / 43.300°N 21.900°E / 43.300; 21.900
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
Administrative center	Niš
Government
• Commissioner	Vacant
Area
• Total	2,729 km² (1,054 sq mi)
Population (2011)^{[citation needed]}
• Total	372,404
• Density	136.8/km² (354/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RS-20
Municipalities	6 and 1 city
Settlements	285
- Cities and towns	8
- Villages	277
Website	www.nis.okrug.gov.rs

The Nišava District (Serbian: Нишавски округ, romanized: Nišavski okrug, pronounced [nîʃaʋskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 372,404 inhabitants. The administrative center of the district is the city of Niš. After South Bačka, it is second largest District in Serbia.

Municipalities[]

The district is divided into 6 municipalities and the city of Niš, which is divided into 5 municipalities.

The municipalities of the district are:

Aleksinac
Svrljig
Merošina
Ražanj
Doljevac
Gadžin Han

City of Niš is divided into municipalities of:

Demographics[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	283,842	—
1953	303,482	+1.35%
1961	327,367	+0.95%
1971	363,292	+1.05%
1981	394,110	+0.82%
1991	396,043	+0.05%
2002	381,757	−0.33%
2011	376,319	−0.16%
Source: ^[1]

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Nišava District has 376,319 inhabitants. Census doesn’t include refugees. It’s estimated that there are up to 524,500 people living in Nišava District.^{[citation needed]}

Ethnic groups[]

Serbs = 351,676
Romani = 11,499
others

Tourism[]

Within the city boundaries itself stands the Niš Fortress, which ranks among the most beautiful and best preserved fortresses in the Balkans, built in the late seventeenth century. On the outskirts of Niš is a unique monument - the Skull Tower (Ćele kula) built by the Turks from the skulls and heads of the Serbian warriors who died in the Battle of Čegar in 1809, led by Stevan Sinđelić, against the Turks. After the Turkish victory, this battle was decisive for the failure of the First Serb Uprising.

The Nišava District also features Niška Banja, it is one of the best known spa tourism centers in Serbia. It is located on the bottom of Suva Planina and a few kilometers away from Niš.

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 11 January 2017.

Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from web.archive.org/web/20090221052324/http://www.srbija.gov.rs:80/.

External links[]

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Official website

show v t Cities, towns and villages in the Nišava District
Niš	Medijana Brzi Brod Bulevar Nemanjića Bulevar Djindjića Čair Center Duvanište Kičevo Marger Medijana Trg Kralja Aleksandra Trošarina Niška Banja Bancarevo Gornja Studena Donja Studena Jelašnica Kunovica Lazarevo Selo Nikola Tesla Ostrovica Prva Kutina Prosek Ravni Do Radikina Bara Rautovo Čukljenik Palilula Palilula Staro Groblje Crni put Bubanj Ledena Stena Delijski Vis Apelovac Kovanluk Tutunović Podrum Kalac Brdo Suvi Do Pantelej Jagodin Mala Durlan Vrežina Čalije Somborska Durlan 2 Durlan 3 Gornja Vrežina Gornji Matejevac Donji Matejevac Kamenica Brenica Cerje Knez Selo Malča Pasjača Oreovac Jasenovik Vrelo Crveni Krst Crveni Krst Beograd Mala Jagodin Mala Šljaka Komren Ratko Jović Berčinac Vele Polje Vrtište Gornja Toponica Gornja Trnava Gornji Komren Donja Toponica Donja Trnava Donji Komren Kravlje Leskovik Medoševac Mezgraja Miljkovac Paligrace Paljina Popovac Rujnik Sečanica Supovac Trupale Hum Čamurlija
Aleksinac	Aleksinački Bujmir Aleksinački Rudnik Bankovac Beli Breg Belja Bobovište Bovan Bradarac Vakup Veliki Drenovac Vitkovac Vrelo Vrćenovica Vukanja Vukašinovac Glogovica Golešnica Gornja Peščanica Gornje Suhotno Gornji Adrovac Gornji Krupac Gornji Ljubeš Gredetin Grejač Dašnica Deligrad Dobrujevac Donja Peščanica Donje Suhotno Donji Adrovac Donji Krupac Donji Ljubeš Draževac Žitkovac Jakovlje Jasenje Kamenica Katun Koprivnica Korman Kraljevo Krušje Kulina Lipovac Loznac Loćika Lužane Ljupten Mali Drenovac Mozgovo Moravac Moravski Bujmir Nozrina Porodin Prekonozi Prćilovica Prugovac Radevce Rsovac Rutevac Srezovac Stanci Stublina Subotinac Tešica Trnjane Ćićina Crna Bara Česta Čukurovac Šurić
Svrljig	Beloinje Bučum Burdimo Crnoljevica Davidovac Drajinac Đurinac Galibabinac Gojmanovac Grbavče Gulijan Guševac Izvor Kopajkošara Labukovo Lalinac Lozan Lukovo Manojlica Mečji Do Merdželat Niševac Okolište Okruglica Palilula Periš Pirkovac Plužina Popšica Prekonoga Radmirovac Ribare Slivje Šljivovik Tijovac Varoš Vlahovo Željevo
Merošina	Aleksandrovo Arbanasce Azbresnica Balajnac Baličevac Batušinac Biljeg Brest Bučić Čubura Dešilovo Devča Donja Rasovača Dudulajce Gornja Rasovača Gradište Jovanovac Jug Bogdanovac Kostadinovac Kovanluk Krajkovac Lepaja Mramorsko Brdo Oblačina Padina Rožina
Ražanj	Braljina Cerovo Crni Kao Čubura Grabovo Lipovac Maćija Mađere Maletina Novi Bračin Pardik Podgorac Poslon Praskovče Pretrkovac Rujište Šetka Skorica Smilovac Stari Bračin Varoš Vitoševac
Doljevac	Belotinac Čapljinac Čečina Ćurlina Klisura Knežica Kočane Malošište Mekiš Orljane Perutina Pukovac Rusna Šajinovac Šarlince
Gadžin Han	Čagrovac Ćelije Donje Dragovlje Donji Barbeš Donji Dušnik Duga Poljana Dukat Gare Gornje Dragovlje Gornje Vlase Gornji Barbeš Gornji Dušnik Grkinja Jagličje Kaletinac Koprivnica (Gadžin Han) Krastavče Ličje Mali Krčimir Mali Vrtop Marina Kutina Miljkovac Novo Selo Ovsinjinac Ravna Dubrava Semče Sopotnica Šebet Taskovići Toponica Veliki Krčimir Veliki Vrtop Vilandrica
Municipalities or cities of Serbia

show v t 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 is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 96 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.