Chiprovtsi Municipality
| Chiprovtsi Municipality Община Чипровци | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Chiprovtsi Municipality within Bulgaria and Montana Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′N 22°50′E / 43.383°N 22.833°ECoordinates: 43°23′N 22°50′E / 43.383°N 22.833°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Montana |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Chiprovtsi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 286.8 km2 (110.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Census February 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,657 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Chiprovtsi Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Чипровци) is a small frontier municipality (obshtina) in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located on the northern slopes of western Stara Planina mountain and the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Chiprovtsi. In the southwest, the municipality borders on Republic of Serbia.
The area embraces a territory of 286.8 km² with a population of 3,657 inhabitants, as of February 2011.[1]
Settlements
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Berkovitsa
Boychinovtsi
Brusartsi
Georgi Damyanovo
Lom
Medkovets
Valchedram
Varshets
Yakimovo
Chiprovtsi Municipality within Montana Province
Chiprovtsi Municipality includes the following 10 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Chiprovtsi | Чипровци | 1,871 |
| Belimel | Белимел | 252 |
| Chelyustnitsa | Челюстница | 81 |
| Gorna Kovachitsa | Горна Ковачица | 118 |
| Gorna Luka | Горна Лука | 185 |
| Martinovo | Мартиново | 312 |
| Mitrovtsi | Митровци | 115 |
| Prevala | Превала | 411 |
| Ravna | Равна | 47 |
| Zhelezna | Железна | 327 |
| Total | 3,719 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Chiprovtsi Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 9,148 | 7,661 | 6,792 | 4,988 | 4,198 | 3,955 | 3,719 | 3,657 |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[1] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[6] | ||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Census 2011
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ (English)National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
External links
- Official website (Bulgarian)
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