Bosilegrad
| Босилеград Bosilegrad | ||
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| Municipality and Town | ||
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Panoramic view of Bosilegrad | ||
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| Coordinates: 42°30′N 22°28′E / 42.500°N 22.467°ECoordinates: 42°30′N 22°28′E / 42.500°N 22.467°E | ||
| Country |
 Serbia | |
| District | Pčinja | |
| Settlements | 37 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Vladimir Zaharijev (DSS) | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Municipality | 571 km2 (220 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | ||
| • Town | 2,624 | |
| • Municipality | 8,129 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 17540 | |
| Area code | +381 17 | |
| Car plates | VR | |
| Website |
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Bosilegrad (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 a total population of 8,129 inhabitants, while the town has 2,624.
Demographics
The majority of municipality's population are Bulgarians, amounting to over 70% of total population. Other minor ethnic groups are Serbs and Roma people. Only 32.28% inhabitants live in urban areas. The ethnic composition of the municipality:
| Ethnic group | Population 1961[3] |
Population 1971[4] |
Population 1981[5] |
Population 1991[6] |
Population 2002[7] |
Population 2011[8] |
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| Bulgarians | - | - | - | - | 7,037 | 5,839 |
| Serbs | 291 | 292 | 616 | 1,165 | 1,308 | 895 |
| Macedonians | 40 | 58 | 49 | - | 42 | 38 |
| Montenegrins | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Romani | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | - | 162 |
| Muslims | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | - |
| Yugoslavs | 2 | 255 | 3,976 | 1,649 | 288 | 20 |
| Others | 18,024 | 16,675 | 9,538 | 8,811 | 1,253 | 1,173 |
| Total | 18,368 | 17,306 | 14,196 | 11,644 | 9,931 | 8,129 |
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.
See also
References
- ↑ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Knjiga III: Nacionalni sastav stanovništva FNR Jugoslavije (1961)" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Knjiga III: Nacionalni sastav stanovništva FNR Jugoslavije (1971)" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Nacionalni sastav stanovništva SFR Jugoslavije (1981)" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "STANOVNIŠTVO PREMA NACIONALNOJ PRIPADNOSTI (1991)" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Popis stanovnistva, domacinstava i stanova u 2002" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
Images
Bosilegrad flag.jpg)
Map of the Bosilegrad municipality
Unveiling of the monument of Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski in Bosilegrad.
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