Nišava District
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ÐишавÑки округ NiÅ¡avski okrug |
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Administration | |||
Capital | Niš | ||
Commissioner | Milan LapÄević | ||
Municipalities | 6 and 5 within City of Niš | ||
Settlements | 285 | ||
- Cities and towns | 8 | ||
- Villages | 277 | ||
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Land area | 2,729 km² | ||
Population (census 2002) | 381,757 | ||
- density | 139.9/km² | ||
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The NiÅ¡ava District (NiÅ¡avski okrug, ÐишавÑки округ) expands in the south-eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 382,461. The seat of the District is in the city of NiÅ¡.
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[edit] 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:
City of Niš is divided into municipalities of:
[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)
- Serbs = 360,941
- Roma = 9,224
- Montenegrins = 1,018
- others
[edit] Features
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 on Čegar Hill 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.
[edit] Economy
The economy of this region is dominated by: the Electronic Industry Niš, Tobacco Industry, Machine Industry and the "Niteks" textile industry.
[edit] See also
Vojvodina: Central Banat • North BaÄka • North Banat • South BaÄka • South Banat • Srem • West BaÄka
Central Serbia: Bor • City of Belgrade • BraniÄevo • Jablanica • Kolubara • MaÄva • Moravica • NiÅ¡ava • PÄinja • Pirot • Podunavlje • Pomoravlje • Rasina • RaÅ¡ka • Å umadija • Toplica • ZajeÄar • Zlatibor
UN administered Kosovo (1990-1999) : Kosovo • Kosovo-Pomoravlje • Kosovska Mitrovica • Peć • Prizren
Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from official website.