Babušnica () is a town and municipality situated in the
Pirot District
The Pirot District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia
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of southeastern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the town's population is 4,254, and the municipality's population is 9,109.
Geography
The municipality borders
Gadžin Han municipality in the north-west,
Bela Palanka
Bela Palanka (Serbian Cyrillic: Бела Паланка, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pirot District of southeastern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of the town is 7,140, and the population of the municipality i ...
municipality in the north,
Pirot and
Dimitrovgrad municipalities in the east,
Bulgaria
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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
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Settlements
Aside from the town of Babušnica, the municipality has the following villages:
Demographics
According to the census done in 2011, the municipality of Babušnica had 12,307 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
Ethnic composition of the municipality of Babušnica:
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
Gallery
File:Street in Babusnica.JPG, Street in Babušnica
File:Zavidince Foto.jpg, Zavidnice village
See also
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Subdivisions of Serbia
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References
External links
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Populated places in Pirot District
Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia
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