Chuprene Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Чупрене) is a frontier municipality (obshtina) in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the vicinity of the western parts of Stara Planina range in the so-called Fore-Balkan area. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Chuprene. In the southwest, the municipality borders on Republic of Serbia.
Chuprene Municipality
Община Чупрене | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Chuprene Municipality within Bulgaria and Vidin Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′N 22°41′E / 43.483°N 22.683°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Vidin |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Chuprene |
| Area | |
• Total | 330 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 2,285 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The area embraces a territory of 330 km2 (130 sq mi) with a population of 2,285 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
Midzhur peak, 2,168 m (7,113 ft), the highest point of the western Balkan Mountains, is located in the municipality almost on the very border with Serbia.
Settlements
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Chuprene Municipality includes the following 9 places all of them villages:
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Chuprene | Чупрене | 576 |
| Dolni Lom | Долни Лом | 229 |
| Gorni Lom | Горни Лом | 777 |
| Protopopintsi | Протопопинци | 91 |
| Replyana | Репляна | 193 |
| Sredogriv | Средогрив | 129 |
| Targovishte | Търговище | 162 |
| Varbovo | Върбово | 128 |
| Total | 2,285 |
Demography
editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Chuprene Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 5,612 | 4,439 | 3,778 | 3,004 | 2,580 | 2,399 | 2,285 | 2,083 |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
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:
An overwhelming majority of the population of Chuprene Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 82.5% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (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
- ^ (in English)National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ „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
edit- Official website (in Bulgarian)