Jablanica District Јабланички округ Jablanički okrug
District of Serbia
Images from the Jablanica District
Location of the Jablanica District within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°00′N 21°57′E / 43.000°N 21.950°E / 43.000; 21.950
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
Administrative center	Leskovac
Government
• Commissioner	Božidar Stojiljković
Area
• Total	2,769 km2 (1,069 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	184,502
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RS-23
Municipalities	5 and 1 city
Settlements	336
– Cities and towns	7
– Villages	329
Website	jablanicki.okrug.gov.rs

The Jablanica District (Serbian: Јабланички округ, romanized: Jablanički okrug, pronounced [jâblaːnitʃkiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands in the south-eastern parts of Serbia. As of 2022 census, the district has a population of 184,502 inhabitants.^[1] The administrative center of the district is the city of Leskovac.

Municipalities

The district encompasses the municipalities of:

• Leskovac
• Bojnik
• Lebane
• Medveđa
• Vlasotince
• Crna Trava

Demographics

As of 2022 census, the district has a population of 184,502 inhabitants.^[1]

Ethnic groups

Ethnic composition of the Jablanica District (per 2011 and 2022 censuses):

History and culture

Famous cultural-historic monuments in this District are: the Roman necropolis in Mala Kopasnica originating from 2nd century AD, a late Roman-early Byzantine (6th century AD) town of Caričin Grad or Iustiniana Prima, the Jašunja Monasteries dedicated to the Virgin of Transfiguration and St. John the Baptist, built in 1499 as the endowment of monastery sister Ksenija, as well as the church of St. John the Baptist from 16th century, being a true pearl among monuments.