Chuprene Municipality
| Chuprene Municipality Община Чупрене | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Chuprene Municipality within Bulgaria and Vidin Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′N 22°41′E / 43.483°N 22.683°ECoordinates: 43°29′N 22°41′E / 43.483°N 22.683°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Vidin |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Chuprene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 330 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,285 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Chuprene Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Чупрене) is a frontier municipality (obshtina) in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the vicinity of the western parts of Stara Planina range in the so-called Fore-Balkan area. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Chuprene. In the southwest, the municipality borders on Republic of Serbia.
The area embraces a territory of 330 km² with a population of 2,285 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
Midzhur peak (2,168 m (7,116 ft)), the highest point of the western Balkan mountains, is located in the municipality almost on the very border with Serbia.
Settlements
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Chuprene Municipality includes the following 9 places all of them villages:
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Chuprene | Чупрене | 576 |
| Dolni Lom | Долни Лом | 229 |
| Gorni Lom | Горни Лом | 777 |
| Protopopintsi | Протопопинци | 91 |
| Replyana | Репляна | 193 |
| Sredogriv | Средогрив | 129 |
| Targovishte | Търговище | 162 |
| Varbovo | Върбово | 128 |
| Total | 2,285 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Chuprene Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 5,612 | 4,439 | 3,778 | 3,004 | 2,580 | 2,399 | 2,285 | 2,083 |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ (in English)National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
| Adjacent places of Chuprene Municipality | ||||
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Belogradchik Municipality, Vidin Province | Dimovo Municipality, Vidin Province | Ruzhintsi Municipality, Vidin Province | |
| Belogradchik Municipality, Vidin Province |  |
Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province | ||
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 Serbia |
Serbia |
Chiprovtsi Municipality, Montana Province | ||
