Zaječar District

Zaječar District

Зајечарски округ
Zaječar District Зајечарски округ
Administrative district of Serbia
	Images from the Zaječar District
	Location of district in Serbia
	Coordinates: 43°55′N 22°18′E / 43.917°N 22.300°E
Country	Serbia
Administrative center	Zaječar
Government
• Commissioner	Vladan Paunović
Area
• Total	3,623 km2 (1,399 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	96,715
• Density	26.69/km2 (69.14/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RS-15
Municipalities	3 and 1 city
Settlements	173
- Cities and towns	5
- Villages	168
Website	zajecarski.okrug.gov.rs

The Zaječar District (Serbian: Зајечарски округ, romanized: Zaječarski okrug, pronounced [zâjɛtʃarskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the eastern part of the country. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 96,715 inhabitants. The administrative center of the Zaječar District is the city of Zaječar.

History

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

Cities and municipalities

Zaječar District encompasses the territories of one city and three municipalities:

Zaječar (city)
Boljevac (municipality)
Knjaževac (municipality)
Sokobanja (municipality)

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	173,603	—
1953	177,332	+2.1%
1961	178,623	+0.7%
1971	172,424	−3.5%
1981	170,682	−1.0%
1991	158,131	−7.4%
2002	137,561	−13.0%
2011	119,967	−12.8%
2022	96,715	−19.4%
Source: ^[1]

Towns

There is just one town with over 10,000 inhabitants: Zaječar, with 32,448 inhabitants.

Ethnic structure


Ethnicity	Population^[2]	Share
Serbs	84,458	87.4%
Vlachs	3,146	3.2%
Roma	1,716	1.7%
Others	1,544	1.6%
Undeclared/Unknown	5,851	6%

References

↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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

External links

Зајечарски управни округ (Serbian)

[1] "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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