Bulgarians in Serbia
Serbia
population: 7 498 000 size-88 361 sq. km
capital:Belgrade 1 717 000
Census-2002
Ethnic groups: Serbs-6 212 838 (82.86%), Hungarians-293 299 (3.91%), Bosniaks-136 087 (1.82%), Roma-108 193 (1.44%), Croats-70 602 (0.94%), Albanians -61 647 (0.82%), Slovaks-59 021 (0.79%), Vlachs-40 054 (0.53%), Romanians-34 576 (0.46%), Bulgarians-20 497 (0.27%), Gorani-4581, Macedonians-25 847 (0.35%), Montenegrins-69 044 (0.92%), Yugoslavs-80 721 (1.08%)
Central Serbia
Population-5 466 009
Ethnic groups: Serbs-4 891 031 (89.48%), Bosniaks-135 670 (2.48%), Roma-79 136 (1.45%), Albanians-59 952 (1.1%), Vlachs-39 953 (0.72%), Montenegrins -33 536 (0.56%), Yugoslavs-30 840 (0.56%), Bulgarians-18 839 (0.34%), Muslims-15 869 (0.26%), Macedonians-14 062 (0.26%), Croats-14 056 (0.20 %)
Belgrade city -1 281 801
suburbs with their population is estimated at 1 576 124.
and ethnic composition of Belgrade and the region:Serbs-1 417 187,Yugoslavs-21 161, Montenegrins-21 190q Roma-19 191, Croats-10 381, Macedonians-8 372, Muslims-4617, Gorani-3340, Slovaks-2199 , Hungarians-2080, Albanians-1492, Romanians, 1379, Bulgarians-1272
Vozhdovats-quarter-110 166
Serbs, Macedonians-854 0.64% Gorani-272 0.20%, Bulgarians-85 0.06%
Zvezdara-quarter-132 621
Serbs, Macedonians-360
Zemun-district-151 002
Serbs, Macedonians-612 0.41%,Gorani-342 0.23%, Bulgarians-86 0.05%
Municipality of New Belgrade -225 575
-Serbs, Macedonians-1683 0.77%,Gorani-255 0.11%, Bulgarians-137 0.06%
Municipality Palilula
City Borche -35 909
-Serbs, Gorani-464 1.38, Macedonians-240 0.68%, Bulgarians-43 0.12%
Ovcha-2614 inhabitants Serbs, Romanians, Gypsies, Yugoslavs, Macedonians-16 0.62%, Gorani-5, Bulgarian-1
town Padinsko Skela -9908
-Serbs, Roma, Macedonians-82 0.83%,Gorani-49 0.49% Bulgarians 24 0.24%
Municipality Rakovitza -102 215
ethnic composition:Serbs, Macedonians-640 0.64%,Gorani-253 0.25%, Bulgarians-50 0.05%
Municipality Savski venats -44 560
ethnic composition:Serbs, Macedonians-239 0.56%,Gorani-109 0.25%, Bulgarians-30 0.07%
Municipality Stari Grad -55 543
ethnic composition:Serbs, Macedonians-308 0.55%
Municipality Chukuritsa -168 508
ethnic composition:Serbs, Macedonians-842 0.5%
Municipality Barayevo - 8527
Gorani-37 0.44%, Macedonians-22 0.26%, Bulgarians-6
Municipality Mladenovo
Serbs,Macedonians-30, Bulgarians-10
Municipality Surchin
Macedonians-45 0.31%
- In the city of Belgrade and its surroundings live between 13 000 and 18 000 inhabitants of Bulgarian origin.
Pirot District
115 654 inhabitants
Municipalities include Bela Palanka, Pirot, Dimitrovgrad, Babushnitsa
Ethnic groups: Serbs-89 985, Bulgarians-7313,Yugoslavs-745, Macedonians-123, Gorani-64
Municipality of Pirot
population 64 000
ethnic composition:Serbs-59 858, Bulgarians-454, Roma -1920, Gorani-56, Macedonians-67, Yugoslavs-210, is vague-553, not shown-512
- Unofficial data about the Bulgarians is 4000.
- A significant part of the Serbian population in the rural municipality are assimilated descendants of Bulgarian Torlaks which are known as Serbo-Shoppes.
- In the 2002 census, many Bulgarians are included in the groups of Serbs, Gorani, Macedonians, Yugoslavs and particularly uncertain and not shown.That explains the low number of recorded as Bulgarians in the municipality.
center-Pirot -40 678 inhabitants-Serbs-37 749, Roma- 1562, Bulgarians between 326 and 2000, Yugoslavs-170, Macedonians-60, Gorani-56, not shown-290
Ethnic composition of settlements in the municipality of Bulgarian presence as the 2002 census
Elovitza-113 Serbs (Bulgarian Serbomans-Shoppes and Torlaks).
Rasovtsi-183 Serbs (Bulgarian Serbomans-Shoppes and Torlaks).
Doykintsi-273 Serbs (Bulgarian Serbomans-Shoppes and Torlaks).
Chinglavtsi-331 Serbs (Bulgarian Serbomans-Shoppes and Torlaks)
village Visochka Rzhana- Serbs-54 (Bulgarian Serbomans-Shoppes and Torlaks).
village Sukova-728 inhabitants-Serbs-709 97.39%-4-Yugoslavs, Roma-3, Bulgarians-3, others-7
village of Vlas-71 people-Bulgarians-26 36.61%, Serbs-26 36.61%, not shown-19 26.76%
Gradiste village -Serbs-86 (Bulgarian Serbomans-Shoppes and Torlaks).
village Slavinya-residents-49 Bulgarians-26 53.06%, Serbs-23 46.93%
Darzhina -472 Serbs (Bulgarian Serbomans-Shoppes and Torlaks)
village Rosomach -Serbs-60 (Bulgarian Serbomans-Shoppes and Torlaks).
Polska Rzhana-1349 inhabitants-Serbs-1261 93.47%, Bulgarians-29 2.14% Yugoslavs-12 0.88%, not shown-44 3.26%
Berilovats-1933 people- Serbs-1823, Roma-46, Bulgarians-19 0.98, Yugoslavs-4, not shown-36 1.86
Izvor-781 people- Serbs-507 64.91%, Roma 4, Bulgarians-1, not shown-77 9.25%
Novi zavoj-1458 people Serbs-1395 95.67%, Roma-48 3.29%, Bulgarians-7 0.48%, Macedonians-3
Most people with Bulgarian self-consciousness in the listed settlements are recorded as Serbs or were not shown.These which have Serbs identity are Bulgarian Serbomans-Torlaks and Shoppes.
Villages inhabited by Bulgarian Serbomans-(Shoppes and Torlaks).
Bazovik-203, Farm-693 Barye, Basar-8, Bela-37, Berovitsa-30, Bog-630, Brlog-83, Velika Lukanya-16, Veliki Yovanovats-394, Veliki Suvodol-281, Veliko selo-340, Voynegovats -270, Vranishte-162,Gnilan--2478 Serbs and Roma, Gorna Drzhina-28, Gostusha-139, Gradashnitsa-412 Serbs and Roma, Dobri do- 1148, Zaskovtsi-68, Yalbotina-104, Kamik-112, Koprivshtitsa-67 , Perch-306, Krupats-1444 Serbs and Roma, Kumanovo -144 Yovanovats Mali, Mali Suvodol-281, Miloykovats-6, Mirkovtsi-20, Nishor-162, Obrenovac-138, Oreovitsa-128, Orlya-75,Osmakova -292, Pakleshtitsa-56, Pasyach-32, Petrovac-389 Serbs and Roma, Planinitsa-18, Pokrevenik-126, Ponor-373, Prisiyan-143, Ragodesh-234, Rasnitsa-389, Rudi-217, Sinja Glava -138 Sopot-367, Srechkovats-162, Stanichene-609, Temska-904, Topli dol -108 Trnyana-157, Tserev Del -30, Tserova-171, Tsrvenchevo-135, Tsrnoklishte-338 Serbs and Roma, Shugrin-94