Babušnica

Babušnica
Бабушница
Town and municipality

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Babušnica within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°04′N 22°25′E / 43.067°N 22.417°E / 43.067; 22.417Coordinates: 43°04′N 22°25′E / 43.067°N 22.417°E / 43.067; 22.417
Country  Serbia
Region Southern and Eastern Serbia
District Pirot
Settlements 53
Government
 • Mayor Slave Kostić
Area[1]
 • Town 3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
 • Municipality 529 km2 (204 sq mi)
Elevation 470 m (1,540 ft)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 4,601
 • Town density 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
 • Municipality 12,307
 • Municipality density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 18330
Area code +381(0)10
Car plates PI
Website babusnica.opstinesrbije.com

Babušnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Бабушница) is a town and municipality located in the Pirot District of south|eastern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 4,601, while population of the municipality is 12,307.

Geography

The municipality borders Gadžin Han municipality in the north-west, Bela Palanka municipality in the north, Pirot and Dimitrovgrad municipalities in the east, Bulgaria in the south, and Crna Trava and Vlasotince municipalities in the west.

History

From 1929 to 1941, Babušnica was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Babušnica, the municipality has the following villages:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194837,532—    
195337,312−0.12%
196134,316−1.04%
197129,033−1.66%
198123,872−1.94%
199119,333−2.09%
200215,734−1.86%
201112,307−2.69%
Source: [3]

According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Babušnica has 12,307 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic composition of the municipality of Babušnica:[4]

Ethnic group Population
Serbs10,933
Bulgarians633
Romani244
Yugoslavs9
Macedonians5
Others483
Total12,307

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):[5]

Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing17
Mining20
Processing industry991
Distribution of power, gas and water23
Distribution of water and water waste management55
Construction81
Wholesale and retail, repair235
Traffic, storage and communication49
Hotels and restaurants37
Media and telecommunications3
Finance and insurance3
Property stock and charter-
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities48
Administrative and other services16
Administration and social assurance127
Education182
Healthcare and social work141
Art, leisure and recreation24
Other services32
Total2,084

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Republički zavod za statistiku. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2017" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 20 February 2017.


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