Jablanica District

The Jablanica District (Serbian: Јабланички округ, romanized: Jablanički okrug, pronounced [jâblaːnitʃkiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the southeastern parts of the country. According to the 2022 census, the district has a population of 184,502 inhabitants.^[1] The administrative center of the district is the city of Leskovac.

Jablanica District Јабланички округ
Administrative district of Serbia
Images from the Jablanica District
Location of district in Serbia
Coordinates: 43°00′N 21°57′E
Country	Serbia
Administrative center	Leskovac
Government
• Commissioner	Miloš Ćirić
Area
• Total	2,769 km2 (1,069 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	184,502
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RS-23
Municipalities	5 and 1 city
Settlements	336
– Cities and towns	7
– Villages	329
Website	jablanicki.okrug.gov.rs

History

The present-day administrative districts (including Jablanica District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia.

Cities and municipalities

The Jablanica District encompasses the territories of one city and five municipalities:

• Leskovac (city)
• Bojnik (municipality)
• Crna Trava (municipality)
• Lebane (municipality)
• Medveđa (municipality)
• Vlasotince (municipality)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1948	231,280	—
1953	244,128	+5.6%
1961	254,855	+4.4%
1971	260,982	+2.4%
1981	262,531	+0.6%
1991	255,011	−2.9%
2002	240,923	−5.5%
2011	216,304	−10.2%
2022	184,502	−14.7%
Source: [2]

Towns

There are two towns with over 10,000 inhabitants.

• Leskovac: 58,338
• Vlasotince: 14,924

Ethnic structure

Ethnicity	Population[3]	Percentage
Serbs	164,382	89.1%
Roma	10,542	5.7%
Others	2,002	1%
Undeclared/Unknown	7,576	4.1%

See also

• Administrative districts of Serbia
• Administrative divisions of Serbia

Notes