Pčinja District

Infobox Serbian district
name_serC = Пчињски округ
name_serL = Pčinjski okrug
en_name = Pčinja
province_or_region = Central Serbia
capital = Vranje
commissioner = n/a
municipalities = 7
settlements = 363
cities_and_towns = 6
villages = 357
area = 3,520
population = 227,690
density = 64.7
footnotes =
site = 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.

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:
*Vladičin Han
*Surdulica
*Bosilegrad
*Trgovište
*Vranje
*Bujanovac
*Preševo

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%)

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.

Features

The Vranjska Banja spa plays a particular part in this region, with its multi-medicinal thermal mineral waters.

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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