Jablanica District

Jablanički okrug Јабланички округ
District of Serbia
Location of Jablanica District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Capital	Leskovac
Government
• Commissioner	n/a
Area
• Total	2,769 km2 (1,069 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	215,463
• Density	77.8/km2 (202/sq mi)
Municipalities	5 and 1 city
Settlements	336
– Cities and towns	7
– Villages	329

The Jablanica District (Template:Lang-sr, Jablanički okrug) expands in the south eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 215,463. Seat of the District is in the city of Leskovac, the biggest settlement in south Serbia.

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

• Leskovac
• Bojnik
• Lebane
• Medveđa
• Vlasotince
• Crna Trava

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

• Serbs = 225,092
• Roma = 9,900
• Albanians = 2,841
• others

History and culture

Famous cultural-historic monuments in this District are: the Roman necropolis in Mala Kopasnica originating from 2nd century AD, a late Roman-early Byzantine (6th century AD) town of Caričin Grad or Iustiniana Prima, the Jasunjski Monasteries dedicated to the Virgin of Transfiguration and St. John the Baptist, built in 1499 as the endowment of monastery sister Ksenija, as well as the church of St. John the Baptist from 16th century, being a true pearl among monuments.

Economy

Holders of economic development of the Jablanički District are: Pharmaceutical and chemical industry Zdravlje A.D., plastified tin-plate factory Pobeda, Tomako, meat producer Mesokombinat, "Letex" textile industry, "Nevena" cosmetics industry and others.

See also

• Districts of Serbia
• Subdivisions of Serbia

References

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