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The Pirot District (, ) 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.

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

Towns

There is just one town with over 10,000 inhabitants: Pirot, with 34,942 inhabitants.

Ethnic structure

{| class="wikitable"

|+

!Ethnicity

!Population

!Share

|-

| Serbs

| 61,403

| 80%

|-

| Bulgarians

| 4,281

| 5.6%

|-

| Roma

| 4,219

| 5.5%

|-

| Others

| 760

| 1%

|-

| Undeclared/Unknown

| 6,037

| 7.9%

|}

See also

  • Administrative districts of Serbia
  • Administrative divisions of Serbia

References

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