Bojnik
# Bojnik

Bojnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојник) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 6,688 and population of the municipality was 11,073.

## History

Much of the population settled in Bojnik after World War II. On 17 February 1942, Bulgarian occupation forces massacred all 476 inhabitants of Bojnik in response to the alleged sheltering of Partisans.

## Geography

Bojnik municipality is located in southern Serbia and it is surrounded by municipality of Medveđa in the south-west, municipality of Lebane in the south, municipality of Leskovac in the east, and municipalities of Žitorađa and Prokuplje in the north.

## Settlements

Aside from the town of Bojnik, the following villages consist the municipality of Bojnik:

| Borince Brestovac Vujanovo Gornje Brijanje Gornje Konjuvce Granica Dobra Voda Donje Konjuvce Dragovac Dubrava Đinđuša Zeletovo | Zorovac Ivanje Kamenica Kacabać Kosančić Lapotince Lozane Magaš Majkovac Mijajlica Mrveš Obilić | Obražda Orane Plavce Pridvorica Rečica Savinac Slavnik Stubla Turjane Ćukovac Crkvice |
| - | - | - |

## Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has 11,104 inhabitants.

### Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

| Ethnic group | Population | % |
| - | - | - |
| Serbs | 9,197 | 82.83% |
| Romani | 1,649 | 14.85% |
| Montenegrins | 17 | 0.15% |
| Macedonians | 10 | 0.09% |
| Others | 231 | 2.08% |
| Total | 11,104 | |

## Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):

| Activity | Total |
| - | - |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 42 |
| Mining | 3 |
| Processing industry | 187 |
| Distribution of power, gas and water | 12 |
| Distribution of water and water waste management | 56 |
| Construction | 131 |
| Wholesale and retail, repair | 170 |
| Traffic, storage and communication | 17 |
| Hotels and restaurants | 11 |
| Media and telecommunications | 5 |
| Finance and insurance | 1 |
| Property stock and charter | - |
| Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities | 21 |
| Administrative and other services | 3 |
| Administration and social assurance | 154 |
| Education | 225 |
| Healthcare and social work | 126 |
| Art, leisure and recreation | 26 |
| Other services | 20 |
| Total | 1,207 |

## Gallery

* Town center
* Town center
