Apriltsi Municipality Община Априлци | |
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Municipality | |
Apriltsi Municipality within Bulgaria and Lovech Province. | |
Coordinates: 42°48′N 24°54′E / 42.800°N 24.900°E / 42.800; 24.900 | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Lovech |
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Apriltsi |
Area | |
• Total | 240 km (90 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,554 |
• Density | 15/km (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Apriltsi Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Априлци) is a municipality (obshtina) in Lovech Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located from the northern slopes of the central Stara planina mountain to the area of the Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Apriltsi.
The municipality embraces a territory of 240 km (93 sq mi) with a population of 3,554 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The area covers parts of the Central Balkan National Park which is listed as Category 2 by The World Conservation Union (IUCN).
Settlements
Lovech • Apriltsi • Troyan • Teteven • Lukovit • Ugarchin • Letnitsa • YablanitsaApriltsi Municipality includes the following 4 places (towns are shown in bold):
Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
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Apriltsi | Априлци | 3,207 |
Drashkova Polyana | Драшкова поляна | 101 |
Skandaloto | Скандалото | 67 |
Velchevo | Велчево | 179 |
Total | 3,554 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
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Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Population | 6,203 | 5,313 | 4,720 | 4,137 | 3,788 | 3,647 | 3,554 | ... |
Sources: Census 2001, Census 2011, „pop-stat.mashke.org“, |
Religion
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
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See also
References
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- (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
- "Vila Kula | Stara Planina". Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
- Apriltsi Info Portal
Municipalities of Lovech Province | |
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