Vladičin Han

Vladičin Han

Владичин Хан (Serbian)
Vladičin Han Владичин Хан (Serbian)
Town and municipality
	Vladičin Han
	Coat of arms
	Location of the municipality of Vladičin Han within Serbia
	Coordinates: 42°42′N 22°04′E / 42.700°N 22.067°E
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
District	Pčinja
Settlements	51
Government
• Mayor	Goran Mladenović (SNS)
Area
• Town	4.30 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
• Municipality	366 km2 (141 sq mi)
Elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Population (2011 census)
• Town	8,053
• Town density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
• Municipality	20,938
• Municipality density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	17510
Area code	+381(0)17
Car plates	VR
Website	www.vladicinhan.org.rs

Vladičin Han (Serbian Cyrillic: Владичин Хан, pronounced [ʋlǎdit͡ʃiŋ xâːn])^[3] is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. As of 2011, the population of the town is 8,030, while the population of the municipality is 20,871.

History

From 1929 to 1941, Vladičin Han was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Vladičin Han, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	24,946	—
1953	25,927	+0.77%
1961	26,074	+0.07%
1971	25,231	−0.33%
1981	25,441	+0.08%
1991	25,225	−0.09%
2002	23,703	−0.56%
2011	20,871	−1.40%
2022	17,532	−1.57%
Source: ^[4]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Vladičin Han has a population of 20,871 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:^[5]

Ethnic group	Population	%
Serbs	18,644	89.33%
Romani	1,503	7.20%
Bulgarians	88	0.42%
Macedonians	23	0.11%
Russians	10	0.05%
Others	603	2.89%
Total	20,871

Economy

The following table gives a preview of the total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):^[6]

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	71
Mining and quarrying	-
Manufacturing	1451
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	221
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	123
Construction	276
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	394
Transportation and storage	283
Accommodation and food services	193
Information and communication	14
Financial and insurance activities	18
Real estate activities	-
Professional, scientific and technical activities	89
Administrative and support service activities	59
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	235
Education	332
Human health and social work activities	179
Arts, entertainment and recreation	43
Other service activities	52
Individual agricultural workers	9
Total	3,844