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Place in Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
Pazardzhik Municipality
Country Bulgaria
ProvincePazardzhik Province
Area
 • Total640 km (250 sq mi)

42°11′21″N 24°19′57″E / 42.18917°N 24.33250°E / 42.18917; 24.33250 Pazardzhik Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Пазарджик) is the second largest municipality in Pazardzhik Province, after Velingrad. It occupies 640 km or 14.3% of the province. Its territory encompasses the westernmost parts of the Upper Thracian Plain and is famous for its fertility.

Demography

The population of 134,295 lives in 32 settlements which include one town (Pazardzhik) and 31 villages.

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:

Religious composition of Pazardzhik Municipality
Orthodox Christianity 83.3%
Catholicism 0.4%
Protestantism 1.7%
Islam 4.2%
No religion 3.8%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable 6.6%

References

  1. "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
Bulgaria Pazardzhik Municipality
Capital: Pazardzhik
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