Bela Palanka

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Bela Palanka Бела Паланка
Coat of arms
Location of Bela Palanka within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°13′N 22°19′E / 43.217, 22.317
Country	Serbia
District	Pirot
Settlements	46
Government
- Mayor	Aca Spasić (SPS)
Area [1]
- Municipality	517 km² (199.6 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)[2]
- Total	8,626
- Municipality	14,381
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	{{{postal_code}}}
Car plates	PI[verification needed]
Area code	+381 18

Bela Palanka (Бела Паланка) is a town and municipality located in the Pirot District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the town was 8,626, while population of the municipality was 14,381. In ancient times, the town was known as Remesiana. The name "Bela Palanka" means "white town".

[edit] Geography

Bela Palanka is a small town in the south-east of the country and is surrounded by beautiful countryside and mountains. The town is accessible from the nearby city of Niš by the "Niš Express" buses that run from Niš to the city of Sofia in neighbouring country Bulgaria.

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):

• Serbs = 12,981
• Roma = 1,228
• others.

[edit] See also

• Subdivisions of Serbia

[edit] External links

• Bela Palanka

Municipalities and cities of Serbia

v • d • e Central Serbia City of Belgrade: (Barajevo • Čukarica • Grocka • Lazarevac • Mladenovac • Novi Beograd • Obrenovac • Palilula • Rakovica • Savski Venac • Sopot • Stari Grad • Surčin • Voždovac • Vračar • Zemun • Zvezdara)• City of Čačak • City of Jagodina • City of Kragujevac: (Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stari Grad • Stragari) • City of Kraljevo • City of Kruševac • City of Leskovac • City of Loznica • City of Niš:(Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej) • City of Novi Pazar • City of Požarevac • City of Smederevo • City of Šabac • City of Užice • City of Valjevo • City of Vranje • City of Zaječar Aleksandrovac • Aleksinac • Aranđelovac • Arilje • Babušnica • Bajina Bašta • Batočina • Bela Palanka • Blace • Bogatić • Bojnik • Boljevac • Bor • Bosilegrad • Brus • Bujanovac • Crna Trava • Čajetina • Ćićevac • Ćuprija • Despotovac • Dimitrovgrad • Doljevac • Gadžin Han • Golubac • Gornji Milanovac • Ivanjica • Kladovo • Knić • Knjaževac • Koceljeva • Kosjerić • Krupanj • Kučevo • Kuršumlija • Lajkovac • Lapovo • Lebane • Lučani • Ljig • Ljubovija • Majdanpek • Mali Zvornik • Malo Crniće • Medveđa • Merošina • Mionica • Negotin • Nova Varoš • Osečina • Paraćin • Petrovac • Pirot • Požega • Preševo • Priboj • Prijepolje • Prokuplje • Rača • Raška • Ražanj • Rekovac • Sjenica • Smederevska Palanka • Sokobanja • Surdulica • Svilajnac • Svrljig • Topola • Trgovište • Trstenik • Tutin • Ub • Varvarin • Velika Plana • Veliko Gradište • Vladičin Han • Vladimirci • Vlasotince • Vrnjačka Banja • Žabari • Žagubica • Žitorađa v • d • e Autonomous Province of Vojvodina City of Novi Sad: (Novi Sad • Petrovaradin) • City of Pančevo • City of Sombor • City of Sremska Mitrovica • City of Subotica • City of Zrenjanin Ada • Alibunar • Apatin • Bač • Bačka Palanka • Bačka Topola • Bački Petrovac • Bečej • Bela Crkva • Beočin • Čoka • Inđija • Irig • Kanjiža • Kikinda • Kovačica • Kovin • Kula • Mali Iđoš • Nova Crnja • Novi Bečej • Novi Kneževac • Odžaci • Opovo • Pećinci • Plandište • Ruma • Sečanj • Senta • Šid • Srbobran • Sremski Karlovci • Stara Pazova • Temerin • Titel • Vrbas • Vršac • Žabalj • Žitište v • d • e Municipalities of Kosovo1 Dečani • Đakovica • Dragaš • Glogovac • Gnjilane • Istok • Kačanik • Klina • Kosovo Polje • Kosovska Kamenica • Mitrovica • Leposavić • Lipljan • Mališevo • Novo Brdo • Obilić • Orahovac • Peć • Podujevo • Pristina • Prizren • Srbica • Štimlje • Štrpce • Suva Reka • Uroševac • Vitina • Vučitrn • Zubin Potok • Zvečan 1 sovereignty disputed by Serbia as UN protectorate since February 17, 2008 unilateral declaration of independence

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