Nišavski okrug

Нишавски округ Nišavski Okrug
Situation in Serbia
State :	Serbia
Area :	2,729 km²
Residents :	382,461 (2002)
Capital :	Niš

Nišavski okrug ( Serbian - Cyrillic Нишавски округ ) is an administrative district in the eastern half of the Serbian heartland.

It consists of the following municipalities ( opštine ):

• Opština Aleksinac
• Opština Svrljig
• Opština Merošina
• Opština Ražanj
• Opština Niš
• Opština Doljevac
• Opština Gadžin Han

According to the 2002 census, the district has a population of 382,461. The main administrative seat is the city of Niš .

In the vicinity of Niš there is also a monument that is unique in this form, the Ćele Kula skull tower . It was built by the Ottomans from the bones and skulls of opposing warriors who died in the Battle of Čegar in 1809.

The economic focus of the region is formed by the electrical industry in Niš, mechanical engineering, tobacco factories and the textile company "Niteks".

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