Socio-geographic characteristics of the municipality of Sokobanja

Abstract

The Municipality of Sokobanja is situated in the central part of Eastern Serbia. In terms of its foregoing socio-geographic development, it is a specific geographic area. Its specific nature and characteristics are reflected in the steady depopulation indicted by a constant decrease of the population rate, the reduced population growth, and the permanent demographic trend of population aging. The aim of this paper is to point out to the main characteristics of the socio-geographic development of this municipality in the second half of the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st century.

Opština Sokobanja se nalazi u centralnom delu istočne Srbije. Na osnovu dosadašnjeg društveno-geografskog razvoja predstavlja specifičan geoprostor. Specifičnosti se ogledaju u konstantnom smanjenju broja stanovnika, smanjenju prirodnog priraštaja i permanentnom procesu demografskog starenja populacije. Cilj rada je da ukaže na najbitnija obeležja socio-geografskog razvoja opštine tokom druge polovine XX veka i početkom XXI veka.