Jablanica District

Jablanica District

Infobox Serbian district
name_serC = Јабланички округ
name_serL = Jablanički okrug
en_name = Jablanica
province_or_region = Central Serbia
capital = Leskovac
commissioner = n/a
municipalities = 6
settlements = 336
cities_and_towns = 7
villages = 329
area = 2,769
population = 240,923
density = 87.0
footnotes =
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The Jablanica District ("Јабланички округ", "Jablanički okrug") expands in the south eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 255,011. 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.

ee also

*Districts of Serbia
*Subdivisions of Serbia

Note: "All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from [http://www.serbia.sr.gov.yu/ official website] ."


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