Socio-Economic Analysis of the Municipality Prijepolje SSOOCCIIOO--EECCOONNOOMMIICC AANNAALLYYSSIISS ooff tthhee MMUUNNIICCIIPPAALLIITTYY PRIJEPOLJE PRIJEPOLJE July 2007 1 Socio-Economic Analysis of the Municipality Prijepolje 2 Socio-Economic Analysis of the Municipality Prijepolje I N D E X INTRODUCTION . 5 BASIC GEOGRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL DATA. 7 GEOGRAPHY AND TOPOGRAPHY . 7 HISTORICAL DATA . 10 NATURAL RESOURCES . 11 Land . …… . 11 Forests. 11 Ores . 12 Mineral and Geo-Thermal Waters and Springs. 12 POPULATION. 13 POPULATION BREAKDOWN . 13 LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT. 18 STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC RULE. 18 E-ADMINISTRATION. 18 FUNCTIONAL REVIEW. 20 CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY. 52 HUMAN RESOURCES AND LABOR MARKET. 87 EMPLOYABILITY . 87 Employment -structure . 87 UNEMPLOYMENT . 89 Unemployment – structure . 89 ECONOMY . 91 NATIONAL INCOME AND SOCIAL PRODUCT . 91 ECONOMIC EXCHANGE WITH ABROAD . 94 ECONOMY ENTITIES . 95 Enterprises . 95 . Sole trade . 96 . Large economy systems. 97 Small and Medium Enterprises . 98 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS . 99 AGRICULTURE . 100 RESOURCES . 100 Farming Area . 100 Farming Households . 101 Farming Population . 101 Services for Farmers . 101 3 Socio-Economic Analysis of the Municipality Prijepolje AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION . 102 Crop farming – production of wheat and corn. 102 Vegetable growing – production of kitchen-vegetables . 102 Fruit growing – production of apples and plums . 103 Cattle breeding . 103 . Processing Capacities . 104 INFRASTRUCTURE. 105 . Road and Railroad Network. 105 Water supply system and Waste Management. 105 Electrification, gasification and heating. 106 . Spatial Planning. 106 Telecommunications. 106 TOURISM . 107 Tourist Sites . 107 Accommodation Capacities . 108 Realized Visits . 108 EDUCATION . 109 Preschool Education . 109 Primary Education . 109 Secondary Education . 110 Post Secondary Education . 111 HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE . 112 HEALTH PROTECTION . 112 SOCIAL PROTECTION . 112 CULTURE AND SPORT. 114 CULTURE . 114 Cultural-Historical Heritage . 114 Cultural Manifestations . 114 SPORT AND RECREATION . 115 INFORMING . 116 4 Socio-Economic Analysis of the Municipality Prijepolje INTRODUCTION Strategic planning process has a dominant role in the kick -off phase of local economic development with an aim to enhance socio -economic situation of community with joint efforts of all concerned parties. To that end Socio-Economic Analysis has very important role and stands for the analytical base for starting off strategic oriented socio -economic development. Analysis offers the insight into current state of affairs , identifying problems and development assumptions on the basis of which in the next stage it will be possible to suggest specific measures for their overcoming Methodology of making Socio -Economic Analysis assumed before all formation of local work groups (in targeted municipalities), development of their capacities (representing the basis of Local Economy Development – LED and Socio-Economic Analysis), as well as the activities of work coordination of these work-groups. To the purpose of making Socio-Economic Analysis both quantitative and qualitative types of researches are.