Pčinja District

Pčinjski okrug Пчињски округ
District of Serbia
Location of Pčinja District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Capital	Vranje
Government
• Commissioner	n/a
Area
• Total	3,520 km2 (1,360 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	159,081
• Density	45.1/km2 (117/sq mi)
Municipalities	6 and 1 city
Settlements	363
– Cities and towns	6
– Villages	357

The Pčinja District (Serbian: Пчињски округ, Pčinjski okrug) covers the southern part of Serbia, bordering the disputed territory of Kosovo, Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia. Its seat is in the city of Vranje. It has a population of 159,081, according to the 2011 census. The Vranjska Banja spa plays a particular part in this region, with its multi-medicinal thermal mineral waters.

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

• Vladičin Han
• Surdulica
• Bosilegrad
• Trgovište
• Vranje
• Bujanovac
• Preševo

Pčinja District

Demographics

1992

• Serbs = 60.4%
• Albanians = 26.5%
• Roma = 5.7%
• Bulgarians = 4.4%
• Others = 3%

2002

• Serbs = 147,046 (64.58%)
• Albanians = 54,795 (24.07%)
• Roma = 12,073 (5.3%)
• Bulgarians = 8,491 (3.73%)
• Others = 5,285 (2.32%)

2011

• Serbs = 132,601 (83,35%)
• Roma = 13,826 (8.69%)
• Bulgarians = 7,287 (4.58%)
• Albanians = 680 (0.43%)
• Others

It is possible that the actual population is greater than is stated in the official statistics, because most Albanians boycotted the census; an estimate is that between 20,000–50,000 more people than recorded live in the district.

References

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