The Bor District (Serbian: Борски округ, romanized: Borski okrug, pronounced [bôːrskiː ôkruːɡ]; Romanian: Districtul Bor) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It has a population of 101,100 inhabitants, according to the 2022 census results. The administrative center of the Bor district is the city of Bor and the judicial one, due to tradition, Negotin. This district is the easternmost district of Serbia and contains the Serbian panhandle that extends into the Romanian border.
Bor District
Борски округ / Borski okrug
Districtul Bor | |
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Images from the Bor District | |
Location of the Bor District within Serbia
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| Coordinates: 44°5′N 22°6′E / 44.083°N 22.100°E / 44.083; 22.100 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| Administrative center | Bor |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Miroslav Knežević |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,507 km2 (1,354 sq mi) |
| Population
(2022 census)
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| • Total | 101,100 |
| • Density | 29.4/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-14 |
| Municipalities | 4 |
| Settlements | 90 |
| – Cities and towns | 6 |
| – Villages | 84 |
| Website | borski |
The Triballi dominated the region before the Roman conquest in the 1st century BC that weakened and subdued the Paleo-Balkan tribes. The Triballi, a Triballi-Dacian tribe, were defeated by the Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus, the consul of 30 BC. The region was organized into Moesia Inferior in 87 AD by Emperor Domitian.
Hellenistic religious influence is attested through archeological findings in Rovine and Tamnič where Heracles was worshipped, a reliefofZeus, Heracles and Dionysus found in Bukovo.[1]
The Roman site of Selište with a necropolis has been excavated in the village of Rogljevo. Silver and gold fibulae from 250–320 AD have been found at sites in Negotin.[2]
The district encompasses the city of Bor and three municipalities:
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 144,049 | — |
| 1953 | 151,973 | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 160,096 | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 175,848 | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 180,463 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 178,718 | −1.0% |
| 2002 | 146,551 | −18.0% |
| 2011 | 124,992 | −14.7% |
| 2022 | 101,100 | −19.1% |
| Source: [3] | ||
According to the last official census done in 2011, the Bor District has 124,992 inhabitants.
The ethnic composition of the Bor district is as follows:[4]
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
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| Serbs | 97,239 | 77.80% |
| "Vlachs" (Romanians) | 13,313 | 10.65% |
| Romani | 2,244 | 1.80% |
| Romanians (self-declared) | 791 | 0.63% |
| Macedonians | 600 | 0.48% |
| Montenegrins | 452 | 0.36% |
| Yugoslavs | 182 | 0.15% |
| Croats | 179 | 0.14% |
| Albanians | 152 | 0.12% |
| Bulgarians | 149 | 0.12% |
| Muslims | 104 | 0.08% |
| Timoc | 9,587 | 7.67% |
| Total | 124,992 |
The region is a traditionally energy oriented, as it has the hydroelectric power plants of Đerdap: Iron Gate I and Iron Gate II, and is also rich in copper and gold deposits, especially in the Bor and Majdanpek areas; silver has also been discovered, but is rare. The giant mining company RTB Bor operates in the region.
Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from the official website.
