Nišava District

The Nišava District (Нишавски округ, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the southeastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2022 census results, it has a population of 343,950 inhabitants. The administrative center of the district is the city of Niš. After South Bačka, it is the second largest District in Serbia.

Municipalities
The district is divided into 6 municipalities and the city of Niš, which is divided into 5 municipalities.

The municipalities of the district are:
 * Aleksinac
 * Svrljig
 * Merošina
 * Ražanj
 * Doljevac
 * Gadžin Han

City of Niš is divided into municipalities of:
 * Medijana
 * Niška Banja
 * Palilula
 * Pantelej
 * Crveni Krst

Demographics
According to the last official census done in 2011, the Nišava District has 376,319 inhabitants. The census doesn’t include refugees. It’s estimated that there are up to 524,500 people living in Nišava District.

Ethnic groups

 * Serbs — 351,676
 * Romani — 11,499
 * others — 13,144

Tourism
Within the city boundaries itself stands the Niš Fortress, which ranks among the most beautiful and best preserved fortresses in the Balkans, built in the late seventeenth century. On the outskirts of Niš there is a unique monument - the Skull Tower (Ćele kula) built by the Turks from the skulls of the Serbian warriors who died in the Battle of Čegar in 1809, led by Stevan Sinđelić, against the Turks. After the Turkish victory, this battle was decisive for the failure of the First Serbian Uprising.

The Nišava District also features Niška Banja, one of the best known spa tourism centers in Serbia. It is located on the bottom of the Suva Planina and a few kilometers away from Niš.