Zaječar District

Зајечарски округ / *Zaječarski okrug*
*Districtul Zaicear*
Зајечарски округ / Zaječarski okrug; Districtul Zaicear
District of Serbia
	Images from the Zaječar District
	Location of the Zaječar District within Serbia
	Coordinates: 43°55′N 22°18′E / 43.917°N 22.300°E
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
Administrative center	Zaječar
Government
• Commissioner	Vladan Paunović
Area
• Total	3,623 km2 (1,399 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	96,715
• Density	27/km2 (69/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]; Romanian: Districtul Zaicear) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the eastern parts of Serbia. It had a population of 96,715 inhabitants, according to the 2022 census results. The administrative center is the city of Zaječar.

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

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]

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Zaječar District has 119,967 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups of the district according to the 2011 census results:^[2]

Serbs = 105,231 (87.72%)
"Vlachs" (Romanians) = 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

^ "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.
^ "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.

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

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