Pčinja District
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| Пчињски округ Pčinjski okrug |
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| Capital | Vranje | ||
| Commissioner | n/a | ||
| Municipalities | 7 | ||
| Settlements | 363 | ||
| - Cities and towns | 6 | ||
| - Villages | 357 | ||
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| Land area | 3,520 km² | ||
| Population (census 2002) | 227,690 | ||
| - density | 64.7/km² | ||
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The Pčinja District (Serbian: Пчињски округ, Pčinjski okrug) expands to the southern parts of Serbia, bordering Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia, as well as Kosovo which remains unrecognised in Serbia. It has a population of 243,529. Its seat is in the city of Vranje.
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[edit] Municipalities
It encompasses the municipalities of:
[edit] Demographics
[edit] 1992
- Serbs = 60.4%
- Albanians = 26.5%
- Roma = 5.7%
- Bulgarians = 4.4%
- Others = 3%
[edit] 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%)
[edit] Culture and history
The cultural-historic monuments date back over five centuries ago. The earliest military fortification: Marko's Fortress, originates from the thirteenth century. Also famous are the ancient Turkish Public Bath from the sixteenth century, and the Pasha's House from 1765, in which a Grammar School was opened in 1881.
[edit] Features
The Vranjska Banja spa plays a particular part in this region, with its multi-medicinal thermal mineral waters.
[edit] Economy
The economy of Vranje is based on industry, mining, building industry, trade, agriculture, and forestry. The best known factories are: DIV Tobacco Factory and holding companies: SIMPO and Jumko.
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