Bosilegrad

Босилеград Bosilegrad
Municipality and Town
Panoramic view of Bosilegrad
Coat of arms
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 km^2 (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	www.bosilegrad.org

Municipality of Bosilegrad in Pčinja District

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]
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

• Dimitrovgrad

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. "Knjiga III: Nacionalni sastav stanovništva FNR Jugoslavije (1961)" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
4. "Knjiga III: Nacionalni sastav stanovništva FNR Jugoslavije (1971)" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
5. "Nacionalni sastav stanovništva SFR Jugoslavije (1981)" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
6. "STANOVNIŠTVO PREMA NACIONALNOJ PRIPADNOSTI (1991)" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
7. "Popis stanovnistva, domacinstava i stanova u 2002" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 March 2015.
8. "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

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

External links

• Official website