Peshtera Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Пещера) is a municipality in the Pazardzhik Province of Bulgaria.
Peshtera Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
.png) Location of Peshtera Municipality in Pazardzhik Province | |
  Peshtera Municipality Location of Peshtera Municipality in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′59″N 24°18′00″E / 42.03306°N 24.30000°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Pazardzhik Province |
| Capital | Peshtera |
| Area | |
• Total | 150.51 km2 (58.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18,899 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Demography
editEthnic composition of Peshtera Municipality
Bulgarians (65.29%)
Turks (14.79%)
Gypsies/Romani (3.96%)
No identification (14.85%)
Other (1.08%)
At the 2011 census, the population of Peshtera was 18,899. Most of the inhabitants (65.29%) were Bulgarians, and there were significant minorities of Gypsies/Romani (3.96%) and Turks (14.79%).[1][2] 14.85% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.