Babušnica (Бабушница) is a town and municipality situated in the Pirot District 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 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:

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):

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