Babušnica
# Babušnica

Babušnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Бабушница) is a town and municipality located in the Pirot District of south|eastern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 4,601, while population of the municipality is 12,307.

## 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.

## History

From 1929 to 1941, Babušnica was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

## Settlements

Aside from the town of Babušnica, the municipality has the following villages:

| Aleksandrovac Berduj Berin Izvor Bogdanovac Bratiševac Brestov Dol Vava Valniš Veliko Bonjince Vojnici Vrelo Vuči Del Gornje Krnjino Gornji Striževac | Gorčinci Grnčar Dol Donje Krnjino Donji Striževac Draginac Dučevac Zavidince Zvonce Izvor Jasenov Del Kaluđerovo Kambelevci Kijevac | Leskovica Linovo Ljuberađa Malo Bonjince Masurovci Mezgraja Modra Stena Našuškovica Ostatovica Preseka Provaljenik Radinjinci Radosinj Radoševac | Rakita Rakov Dol Raljin Resnik Stol Strelac Studena Suračevo Crvena Jabuka Štrbovac |
| - | - | - | - |

## Demographics

According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Babušnica has 12,307 inhabitants.

### Ethnic groups

Ethnic composition of the municipality of Babušnica:

| Ethnic group | Population | % |
| - | - | - |
| Serbs | 10,933 | 88.84% |
| Bulgarians | 633 | 5.14% |
| Romani | 244 | 1.98% |
| Yugoslavs | 9 | 0.07% |
| Macedonians | 5 | 0.04% |
| Others | 483 | 3.92% |
| Total | 12,307 | |

## Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):

| Activity | Total |
| - | - |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 20 |
| Mining and quarrying | 20 |
| Manufacturing | 1,142 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 19 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 61 |
| Construction | 55 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 225 |
| Transportation and storage | 58 |
| Accommodation and food services | 38 |
| Information and communication | 5 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 4 |
| Real estate activities | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 44 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 22 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 149 |
| Education | 174 |
| Human health and social work activities | 122 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 13 |
| Other service activities | 34 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 35 |
| Total | 2,242 |

## Gallery

* Street in Babušnica
* Zavidnice village
