Southern Serbia (geographical region)

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Southern Serbia (Serbian: Јужна Србија, romanized: Južna Srbija) or sometimes referred to as Southeastern Serbia, Southern Pomoravlje, South of Central Serbia, historically known as New Serbia or New Territories, is a macroregion in Republic of Serbia which most often refers to the territories of Nišava, Toplica, Jablanica, Pčinja and Pirot Districts.^[1][2] This region occupies about 14,000 square kilometers and is home to about 1,000,000 people. More than a quarter of the population in the region lives in the city of Niš.

Southern Serbia Јужна Србија Južna Srbija
Geographical region1
Southern Serbia is shown in brown
Largest city	Niš
Area
• Total	14,010 km2 (5,410 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	930,4612
• Density	66.4/km2 (172/sq mi)
Time zone	CET
Dialect	Prizren-Timok (also known as Torlakian)
^1 "Southern Serbia" is not an official subdivision of the Republic of Serbia ^2 Albanians in Medvedja, Presevo and Bujanovac boycotted 2011 census.

Southern Serbia is not an official subdivision of Serbia, nor are its borders precisely defined. The region is characterized by the South Morava river, which flows almost entirely through Southern Serbia and which has historically connected the peoples who lived in its basin. The region is defined by a common history and culture.