Bela Palanka
Town and municipality in Southern and Eastern Serbia, Serbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bela Palanka (Serbian Cyrillic: Бела Паланка, pronounced [bɛ̂ːlaː pǎlaːŋka]) is a town and municipality located in the Pirot District of southeastern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the population of the town is 8,143, and the population of the municipality is 12,126. In ancient times, the town was known as Remesiana in Dacia Mediterranea. The name Bela Palanka means 'white town'.
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Bela Palanka
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Town and municipality | |
Coordinates: 43°13′N 22°19′E | |
Country | Serbia |
Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
District | Pirot |
Settlements | 46 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Goran Miljković (SNS) |
Area | |
• Urban | 8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
• Municipality | 551 km2 (213 sq mi) |
Elevation | 394 m (1,293 ft) |
Population (2011 census)[2] | |
• Town | 8,143 |
• Town density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
• Municipality | 12,126 |
• Municipality density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 18310 |
Area code | +381(0)18 |
Car plates | PI |
Website | www |
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