Zaječar District

Zaječarski okrug Зајечарски округ
District of Serbia
Location of Zaječar District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Capital	Zaječar
Government
• Commissioner	Mihajlo Jagodić
Area
• Total	3,623 km² (1,399 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	119,967
• Density	33.1/km² (86/sq mi)
Municipalities	3 and 1 city
Settlements	173
- Cities and towns	5
- Villages	168
Website	http://www.zaokrug.org/

Zaječar District (Serbian: Зајечарски округ, Zaječarski okrug) is a district (okrug) of Serbia. It expands in the eastern part of Serbia. It has a population of 119,967 (2011 census). The Seat of the District is in the city of Zaječar.

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[1]

Serbs = 105,231 (87.72%)
Vlachs = 6,561 (5.47%)
Roma = 2,042 (1.70%)
Macedonians = 234 (0.20%)
Bulgarians = 223 (0.19%)
Montenegrins = 140 (0.12%)
Croats = 119 (0.10%)

History

Felix Romuliana (Galerius' Palace) in modern Gamzigrad is the birthplace of the Roman Emperor Gaius Galerius Valerius Maxmimianus, in late 3rd century and early 4th century. Because of its archaeological findings, Gamzigrad ranks among the most important late Roman sites in the world. The rich historic material (jewelry, mosaics, coins, tools, arms) found here is a treasure trove of Roman civilization of the 4th century A.D.

Roman Emperors

Three Roman Emperors were born in the Zaječar District:

Galerius ruled 293-311
Maximinus II ruled 305-312
Licinius ruled 308-324

Economy

Trends of economic development of the Zaječar District lead from crafts and semi-industrial processing of agricultural products over coal exploitation (textile factory, leather factory, brewery, quartz sand mine and coal mine) to the modern plants and high output rate.

References

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↑ "Population by ethnicity and sex, by municipalities and cities". Retrieved 14 March 2014.

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

Districts of Serbia

Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Syrmia West Bačka

Belgrade	City of Belgrade

Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor

Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar

Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren

¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

Coordinates: 43°55′N 22°18′E / 43.917°N 22.300°E / 43.917; 22.300

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