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.
Berkovitsa Municipality
Община Берковица | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Stara Planina as seen from Berkovitsa | |
 Berkovitsa Municipality within Bulgaria and Montana Province. | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 17,267 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 470 km2 (180 sq mi) 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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Berkovitsa Municipality includes the following 20 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2] (September 2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Berkovitsa | Берковица | 12,768 |
| Balyuvitsa | Балювица | 52 |
| Bistrilitsa | Бистрилица | 141 |
| Bokilovtsi | Бокиловци | 77 |
| Borovtsi | Боровци | 657 |
| Barziya | Бързия | 1,259 |
| Chereshovitsa | Черешовица | 40 |
| Gaganitsa | Гаганица | 269 |
| Komarevo | Комарево | 67 |
| Kostentsi | Костенци | 46 |
| Kotenovtsi | Котеновци | 111 |
| Leskovets | Лесковец | 43 |
| Mezdreya | Мездрея | 182 |
| Pesochnitsa | Песочница | 23 |
| Parlichevo | Пърличево | 62 |
| Rashovitsa | Рашовица | 5 |
| Slatina | Слатина | 165 |
| Tsvetkova Bara | Цветкова бара | 14 |
| Yagodovo | Ягодово | 176 |
| Zamfirovo | Замфирово | 1,110 |
| Total | 17,267 |
Demography
editThe 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,[3] Census 2011,[1] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[4] | ||||||||
Religion
editAccording to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
Economy
editTransportation
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Berkovitsa has a terminus railway station. It is connected to Montana and has access to the railway connecting Vidin and Vratsa. There is infrequent passenger traffic.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c (in Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Census 2011
- ^ (in English) https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/
- ^ (in English)National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
edit- Official website (in Bulgarian)