Iskar Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Искър) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Iskar.
Iskar Municipality
Община Искър | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Iskar Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′N 24°18′E / 43.483°N 24.300°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Pleven |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Iskar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 239 km2 (92 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,717 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 239 km2 (92 sq mi) with a population, as of December 2009, of 7,717 inhabitants.[1]
Settlements
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Cherven Bryag
Levski
Nikopol
Knezha
Belene
Dolna Mitropoliya
Pordim
Gulyantsi
Dolni Dabnik
(towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Iskar | Искър | 3,622 |
| Dolni Lukovit | Долни Луковит | 2,042 |
| Pisarovo | Писарово | 879 |
| Staroseltsi | Староселци | 1,174 |
| Total | 7,717 |
Demography
editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Iskar Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 13,683 | 11,503 | 10,228 | 9,107 | 8,357 | 8,052 | 7,717 | ... |
| 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:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 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
- ^ 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- Iskar municipality website (in Bulgarian)