Pirot District
| Pirotski Okrug Пиротски Oкруг |
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| District of Serbia | |
 Location of the Pirot District within Serbia |
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| Country |
 Serbia
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| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| Administrative center | Pirot |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Dragana Tončić |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,761 km2 (1,066 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 92,479 |
| • Density | 33.4/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Municipalities | 4 |
| Settlements | 214 |
| - Cities and towns | 4 |
| - Villages | 210 |
The Pirot District (Serbian: Пиротски Oкруг, Pirotski Okrug) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 92,277 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Pirot.
It encompasses the municipalities of:
According to the 2011 census results, Pirot District has a population of 92,479 inhabitants.
The first mention of Pirot are found already in the second century A.D. In its vicinity is the church from the thirteenth century: the Church of St. Petka, and the monastery of St. John the Theologist from the late fourteenth century displays a fine example of the Serb medieval architecture.
Medicinal water from the Zvonci Spa (Zvonačka Banja), a health resort, was used already in the ancient times, and natural beauties of this region are renounced throughout Serbia. The oldest craft, today an industry, is Rug-making: the weaving trade, by which this region has gained its world-wide fame.
The most of the facilities of the Pirot economic organizations are located in the industrial zone: the "Tigar" rubber industry, the "Prvi maj" textile industry, and the "Suko" paints and varnishes industry.
Coordinates: 43°10′N 22°36′E / 43.167°N 22.600°E
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