Pčinja District

The Pčinja District (Пчињски округ, ) is one of the nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It covers the southern part of Serbia, bordering Kosovo, along with Bulgaria and North Macedonia. Its administrative center is the city of Vranje.

As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 193,802 inhabitants.

The Vranjska Banja spa plays a part in this region with its multi-medicinal thermal mineral waters.

Municipalities
The district encompasses the municipalities of:
 * Vladičin Han
 * Surdulica
 * Bosilegrad
 * Trgovište
 * Vranje
 * Vranjska Banja
 * Bujanovac
 * Preševo

Culture and history
The ancient Paeonian tribe of the Agrianians ruled the region in antiquity.

Cultural and historical monuments date back from over five centuries ago. The earliest military fortification, Marko's Fortress, was established in the 13th century. Also famous are the ancient Turkish public baths from the 16th century and the Pasha's House from 1765, in which a grammar school was opened in 1882.

In 2001, uprisings by Albanians occurred in the Albanian-majority municipalities of Preševo and Bujanovac. In addition, reports emerged in 2006 that the municipality of Trgovište had threatened to secede itself to North Macedonia, which was noteworthy, since it had (and still has) a majority Serb population. Representatives cited economic hardship and a declining population as grievances against Serbia’s government.

Demographics
As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 193,802 inhabitants.

Religion
Based on the census results from 2022, the Pčinja District has a Christian Orthodox majority (60.4%) and a substantial Muslim minority (31%).