Babušnica

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Babušnica
Бабушница
—  Town  —

Coat of arms
Location of Babušnica within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°04′N 22°25′E / 43.067°N 22.417°E / 43.067; 22.417
Country Serbia
District Pirot
Settlements 53
Government
 - Mayor Slave Kostic
Area [1]
 - Municipality 529 km2 (204.2 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)[2]
 - Municipality 15,734
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 18330
Area code +381 10
Car plates PI
Website babusnica.opstinesrbije.com

Babušnica (Бабушница) is a town and municipality located in the Pirot District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the town was 4,575, while population of the municipality was 15,734.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):

  • Serbs = 14,141
  • Bulgarians = 1,017
  • others.

Many of them don't live in Babusnica anymore. This is a really undeveloped district.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. http://webrzs.statserb.sr.gov.yu/axd/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. 
  2. ^ (in Serbian) Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09. 

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