Bosilegrad


Bosilegrad is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. The municipality comprises an area of. According to 2011 census, town has a population of 2,624 inhabitants, while the municipality has 8,129 inhabitants.
Along with Dimitrovgrad, Bosilegrad is an economic and cultural centre of Serbia's ethnic Bulgarian community.

History

Historically a Bulgarian land, 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. From 1929 to 1941, it was part of Vardar Banovina. The Bulgarian army occupied Bosilegrad during the Second World War from 1941 to 1944. At the end of the Second World War, Yugoslavia liberated the area from the Bulgarians.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Bosilegrad, the municipality consists of the following villages:

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Bosilegrad has a population of 8,129 inhabitants. Only 32.28% of inhabitants live in urban areas.

Ethnic groups

The majority of municipality's population are Bulgarians, amounting to over 70% of total population. Other minor ethnic groups are Serbs and Roma people. The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Ethnic groupPopulation
1961		Population
1971		Population
1981		Population
1991		Population
2002		Population
2011
Bulgarians----7,0375,839
Serbs2912926161,1651,308895
Macedonians405849-4238
Montenegrins10136632
Romani113103-162
Muslims-1110--
Yugoslavs22553,9761,64928820
Others18,02416,6759,5388,8111,2531,173
Total18,36817,30614,19611,6449,9318,129

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