Pirot District
Administrative district of Serbia
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The Pirot District (Serbian: Пиротски oкруг, romanized: Pirotski okrug, pronounced [pǐroːtskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the southeastern part of the country. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 76,700 inhabitants. The administrative center of the Pirot District is the city of Pirot.
Pirotski District
Пиротски oкруг | |
|---|---|
             .jpg)  Images from the Pirot District | |
 Location of district in Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 43°10′N 22°36′E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Administrative center | Pirot |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Dragana Tončić |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,761 km2 (1,066 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 76,700 |
| • Density | 27.8/km2 (71.9/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-22 |
| Municipalities | 4 |
| Settlements | 214 |
| - Cities and towns | 4 |
| - Villages | 210 |
| Website | pirotski |
History
The present-day administrative districts (including Pirot District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia.
Cities and municipalities
The Pirot district encompasses one city and three municipalities:
- Pirot (city)
- Babušnica (municipality)
- Bela Palanka (municipality)
- Dimitrovgrad (municipality)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 160,285 | — |
| 1953 | 157,360 | −1.8% |
| 1961 | 145,785 | −7.4% |
| 1971 | 136,008 | −6.7% |
| 1981 | 127,427 | −6.3% |
| 1991 | 116,926 | −8.2% |
| 2002 | 105,564 | −9.7% |
| 2011 | 92,479 | −12.4% |
| 2022 | 76,700 | −17.1% |
| Source: [1] | ||
Towns
There is just one town with over 10,000 inhabitants: Pirot, with 34,942 inhabitants.
Ethnic structure
| Ethnicity | Population[2] | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 61,403 | 80% |
| Bulgarians | 4,281 | 5.6% |
| Roma | 4,219 | 5.5% |
| Others | 760 | 1% |
| Undeclared/Unknown | 6,037 | 7.9% |
