Bovec

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Občina Bovec
Grb občine Bovec
Bovec
Area: 367.3 km²
Population 3,138
 - males 1,517
 - females 1,621
Mayor: Danijel Krivec
Average age: 40.67 years
Residential areas: 42.44 m²/osebo
 - households: 1,233
 - families: 868
Working active: 1,416
 - unemployed: 123
Average monthly salary (august 2003):
 - gross: 199,382 SIT
 - net: 129,863 SIT
College/university students: 101
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.

Bovec is a small alpine town in northwestern Slovenia. One of the 193 municipalities (občine) of Slovenia, its official language is the Slovene language. 136 km from Ljubljana at an altitude of 434 m, Bovec (ISO 3166-2 geocode SI-006) lies in the Trenta valley of the Julian Alps along the Predil Pass, partially within the Triglav National Park.

Bovec features the source of the river Soča, the 106 m high Boka waterfall, the ski resort Kanin, numerous hotels, and a sport airfield (LJBO).

The population is 1600.

 
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Coordinates: 46°20′N 13°33′E