Berkovitsa Municipality
| Berkovitsa Municipality Община Берковица | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Berkovitsa Municipality within Bulgaria and Montana Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°15′N 23°8′E / 43.250°N 23.133°ECoordinates: 43°15′N 23°8′E / 43.250°N 23.133°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Montana |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Berkovitsa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 470 km2 (180 sq mi) |
| Population (Census February 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,503 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Berkovitsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Берковица) is a municipality (obshtina) in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan to the northern slopes of the western Stara planina mountain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Berkovitsa.
The municipality embraces a territory of 470 km² with a population of 18,503 inhabitants, as of February 2011.[1]
Todorini Kukli peak (1,785 m (5,856 ft)) is located in the southeastern part of the area almost on the very border with Varshets Municipality.
Settlements
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Boychinovtsi
Brusartsi
Chiprovtsi
Georgi Damyanovo
Lom
Medkovets
Valchedram
Varshets
Yakimovo
Berkovitsa Municipality within Montana Province
Berkovitsa Municipality includes the following 20 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Berkovitsa | Берковица | 13,917 |
| Balyuvitsa | Балювица | 74 |
| Bistrilitsa | Бистрилица | 194 |
| Bokilovtsi | Бокиловци | 123 |
| Borovtsi | Боровци | 818 |
| Barziya | Бързия | 1,486 |
| Chereshovitsa | Черешовица | 86 |
| Gaganitsa | Гаганица | 372 |
| Komarevo | Комарево | 87 |
| Kostentsi | Костенци | 98 |
| Kotenovtsi | Котеновци | 152 |
| Leskovets | Лесковец | 70 |
| Mezdreya | Мездрея | 241 |
| Pesochnitsa | Песочница | 55 |
| Parlichevo | Пърличево | |
| Rashovitsa | Рашовица | 5 |
| Slatina | Слатина | 268 |
| Tsvetkova Bara | Цветкова бара | 25 |
| Yagodovo | Ягодово | 182 |
| Zamfirovo | Замфирово | 1,301 |
| Total | 19,642 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Berkovitsa Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 28,639 | 26,565 | 24,992 | 22,664 | 20,812 | 20,277 | 19,642 | 18,503 |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[1] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[6] | ||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 3 (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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