Bosilegrad

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Bosilegrad
Босилеград

— Municipality and Town —

Panoramic view of Bosilegrad

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Bosilegrad within Serbia

Coordinates: 42°30′N 22°28′E / 42.5°N 22.467°E

Country

Settlements

37

Government

• Mayor

Vladimir Zaharijev (DSS)

Area^[1]

• Municipality

571 km² (220 sq mi)

Population (2011 census)^[2]

• Town

2,530

• Municipality

7,979

• Summer (DST)

17540

+381 17

VR

Bosilegrad (Serbian: Bosilegrad, Босилеград; Bulgarian: Босилеград) is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Serbia. The municipality comprises an area of 571 km². According to 2011 census, it has total population of 7,979 inhabitants, while the town has 2,530.

Contents

1 Demographics
- 1.1 1991 census
- 1.2 2002 census
2 History
3 References
4 Images
5 See also

[edit] Demographics

This section is outdated. Please update this section to reflect recent events or newly available information. Please see the talk page for more information. (November 2011)

[edit] 1991 census

According to the 1991 census, the municipality of Bosilegrad had a population of 11,644 people - the ethnic Bulgarians formed a majority of the population in the municipality.

[edit] 2002 census

According to the 2002 census data, the population of the Bosilegrad municipality was 9,931 people, and it was composed of:

Bulgarians = 7,079 (70.91%)
Serbs = 1,308 (13.17%)
Others.

[edit] History

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes gained some territory from Bulgaria as part of the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine, following the invasion and occupation of part of the Kingdom of Serbia by Bulgaria and subsequent Allied defeat of the Central Powers in the First World War. The Bulgarian army occupied Bosilegrad between 1941-1944.

[edit] References

^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in The Republic of Serbia: First Results". Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2011. ISSN 0354-3641. http://media.popis2011.stat.rs/2011/prvi-rezultati.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-30.

[edit] Images

Bosilegrad flag
Map of the Bosilegrad municipality
Unveiling of the monument of Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski in Bosilegrad.

[edit] See also

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