Babušnica

Babušnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Бабушница) is a town and municipality situated in the Pirot District of southeastern Serbia. As of the 2011 census, the town's population is 4,601, and the municipality's population is 12,307.

Babušnica Бабушница (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Babušnica within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°04′N 22°25′E
Country	Serbia
District	Pirot
Settlements	53
Government
• Mayor	Slađana Nikolić
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	www.babusnica.rs

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:

Aleksandrovac Berduj Berin Izvor Bogdanovac Bratiševac Brestov Dol Vava Valniš Veliko Bonjince Vojnici Vrelo Vuči Del Gornje Krnjino Gornji Striževac

Gorčinci Grnčar Dol Donje Krnjino Donji Striževac Draginac Dučevac Zavidince Zvonce Izvor Jasenov Del Kaluđerovo Kambelevci Kijevac

Leskovica Linovo Ljuberađa Malo Bonjince Masurovci Mezgraja Modra Stena Našuškovica Ostatovica Preseka Provaljenik Radinjinci Radosinj Radoševac

Rakita Rakov Dol Raljin Resnik Stol Strelac Studena Suračevo Crvena Jabuka Štrbovac

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	37,532	—
1953	37,312	−0.12%
1961	34,316	−1.04%
1971	29,033	−1.66%
1981	23,872	−1.94%
1991	19,333	−2.09%
2002	15,734	−1.86%
2011	12,307	−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	%
Serbs	10,933	88.84%
Bulgarians	633	5.14%
Romani	244	1.98%
Yugoslavs	9	0.07%
Macedonians	5	0.04%
Others	483	3.92%
Total	12,307

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):^[5]

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	20
Mining and quarrying	20
Manufacturing	1,142
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	19
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	61
Construction	55
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	225
Transportation and storage	58
Accommodation and food services	38
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	-
Professional, scientific and technical activities	44
Administrative and support service activities	22
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	149
Education	174
Human health and social work activities	122
Arts, entertainment and recreation	13
Other service activities	34
Individual agricultural workers	35
Total	2,242

Gallery

• 
  Street in Babušnica
• 
  Zavidnice village

See also

• Subdivisions of Serbia

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. "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

External links

• Official website