Medkovets Municipality
Medkovets Municipality
Община Медковец | |
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Municipality | |
 Medkovets Municipality within Bulgaria and Montana Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°37′N 23°10′E / 43.617°N 23.167°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Montana |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Medkovets |
| Area | |
• Total | 188 km2 (73 sq mi) |
| Population (Census February 2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,939 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Medkovets Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Медковец) is a small municipality (obshtina) in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the area of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Medkovets.
The municipality embraces a territory of 188 km2 (73 sq mi) with a population of 3,939 inhabitants, as of February 2011.[1]
Settlements
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Berkovitsa
Boychinovtsi
Brusartsi
Chiprovtsi
Georgi Damyanovo
Lom
Valchedram
Varshets
Yakimovo
Medkovets Municipality includes the following 5 places all of them villages:
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Medkovets | Медковец | 1,850 |
| Asparuhovo | Аспарухово | 556 |
| Pishurka | Пишурка | 124 |
| Rasovo | Расово | 1,297 |
| Slivovik | Сливовик | 483 |
| Total | 4,310 |
Demography
[edit]The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Medkovets Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 9,463 | 7,640 | 6,849 | 5,661 | 4,856 | 4,571 | 4,310 | 3,939 |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[1] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[6] | ||||||||
Religion
[edit]According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c (in Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Census 2011 Archived April 10, 2011, 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“
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
[edit]- Info website (in English)
Places adjacent to Medkovets Municipality | |
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