Kostenets municipality

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The Kostenets municipality is one of the 22 municipalities of the Sofia Province, Bulgaria. Its territory is 302 kmĀ² and has 14,848 inhabitants. It encompasses the Valley of Gorna Banya, along the upper flow of the Maritsa river, surrounded by Rila to the south and Sredna Gora to the north. The region has many warm mineral springs in the spa resorts of Momin Prohod, Momina Banya, Kostenets and Pchelinski Bani. The municipality has an important trasport location with the Trakiya motorway, the first class road Sofia-Plovdiv and the Sofia-Plovdiv railway passing through it.

Except for the town of Kostenets (town), there are 7 villages: Dolna Vasilitsa, Gorna Vasilitsa, Golak, Kostenets (village), Ochusha, Pchelin and Podgorie.