Toplica District

The Toplica District (Serbian: Топлички округ, romanized: Toplički okrug, pronounced [tǒplit͡ʃkiː ôkruːɡ]) is an administrative district in southern Serbia, named after the river Toplica. It has a population of 91,754. Its administrative center is the city of Prokuplje.

Топлички округ
Toplički okrug
District of Serbia
Images from the Toplica District
Location of the Toplica District within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°14′N 21°36′E
Country Serbia
Administrative centerProkuplje
Government
 • CommissionerNebojša Vukadinović
Area
 • Total2,231 km2 (861 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total91,754
 • Density41.1/km2 (106/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeRS-21
Municipalities4
Settlements267
- Cities and towns4
- Villages263

Municipalities

It encompasses the city of Prokuplje and three municipalities:

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1948141,502—    
1953149,421+1.10%
1961141,141−0.71%
1971129,542−0.85%
1981121,933−0.60%
1991111,813−0.86%
2002102,075−0.82%
201191,754−1.18%
Source: [1]

According to the last official census done in 2011, Toplica District has 91,754 inhabitants. Most of its population is of Serb ethnicity (93.46%) while 50.02% of the municipality’s population is urban.

Ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group Population %
Serbs85,750 93.46%
Romani3,945 4.30%
Montenegrins176 0.19%
Macedonians97 0.11%
Romanians76 0.08%
Croats50 0.05%
Others1,660 1.81%
Total91,754

See also

References
  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 12 January 2017.

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