Pomorie Municipality

Pomorie Municipality
Община Поморие
Municipality (Obshtina)


Location in Burgas province

Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast) Burgas
Seat Pomorie
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.pomorie.org

Pomorie Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Поморие, Obshtina Pomorie) is located in the Burgas Province, Bulgaria. The territory is 413.3 km² and the population is 28,572. The main economic activities are tourism, wine industry and grape growing.

Climate

The Pomorie Municipality experiences a mild climate, especially in the winters which see little precipitation.[1]

Natural resources

Black-sand beaches containing magnetic compounds can be visited near the town of Pomorie.[2]

Several natural regions are located in the Pomorie Municipality. These include the Pomoriysko Lake (Lake Pomorie), Chairite, Koriata and the Dobrovanski Gabi.[3] Lake Pomorie is a natural hyper-saline lagoon north of the town of Pomorie.[2] Parts of the lake have been turned into salt-pans.[2]

Subdivision

There are three sub-regions of the territory which include the Black Sea coast, the Tundzhanska undulating plain and the Eastern Stara Planina.[3]

The center is the town of Pomorie. The settlements in the municipality include the following 15 villages and 1 town (in bold):

References

  1. ↑ "Pomorie". Bulgaria. European Regional Development Fund. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Kay, Annie (2015). Bulgaria (2nd ed.). Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 275. ISBN 9781841629377.
  3. 1 2 "Municipality Pomorie". Guide Bulgaria. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

External links

Media related to Pomorie Municipality at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 42°37′N 27°34′E / 42.617°N 27.567°E / 42.617; 27.567


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