Berkovitsa Municipality
Encyclopedia
Berkovitsa Municipality 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
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 470 km² with a population of 18,503 inhabitants, as of February 2011.
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
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
(obshtina) in Montana Province
Montana Province
Montana Province is a province in northwestern Bulgaria, bordering Serbia in the southwest and Romania in the north. It spreads its area between the Danube river and Balkan mountain. As of February 2011, the province has a population of 148,098 inhabitants, on territory of 3,635.5 km²...
, Northwestern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, 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
Berkovitsa is a town and ski resort in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Berkovitsa Municipality, Montana Province and is close to the town of Varshets...
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The municipality embraces a territory of 470 km² with a population of 18,503 inhabitants, as of February 2011.
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
Varshets Municipality
Varshets Municipality is a municipality in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located on the northern slopes of the western Stara planina mountain to the area of the so called Fore-Balkan...
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Settlements
Berkovitsa Municipality includes the following 20 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Berkovitsa Berkovitsa Berkovitsa is a town and ski resort in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Berkovitsa Municipality, Montana Province and is close to the town of Varshets... |
Берковица | 13,917 |
| Balyuvitsa | Балювица | 74 |
| Bistrilitsa | Бистрилица | 194 |
| Bokilovtsi | Бокиловци | 123 |
| Borovtsi | Боровци | 818 |
| Barziya | Бързия | 1,486 |
| Chereshovitsa | Черешовица | 86 |
| Gaganitsa | Гаганица | 372 |
| Komarevo | Комарево | 87 |
| Kostentsi | Костенци | 98 |
| Kotenovtsi | Котеновци | 152 |
| Leskovets | Лесковец | 70 |
| Mezdreya Mezdreya Mezdreya is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, located in the Berkovitsa Municipality of the Montana Province.... |
Мездрея | 241 |
| Pesochnitsa | Песочница | 55 |
| Parlichevo | Пърличево | |
| Rashovitsa | Рашовица | 5 |
| Slatina | Слатина | 268 |
| Tsvetkova Bara Tsvetkova bara Tsvetkova bara or Tsvetkova Bara is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, located in the Berkovitsa municipality of the Montana Province .... |
Цветкова бара | 25 |
| Yagodovo Yagodovo, Montana Province Yagodovo is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, located in the Berkovitsa Municipality of the Montana Province .... |
Ягодово | 182 |
| Zamfirovo | Замфирово | 1,301 |
| Total | 19,642 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.See also
- Provinces of BulgariaProvinces of BulgariaSince 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces which correspond approximately to the 28 districts that existed before 1987. In 1987, during the Communist regime of Todor Zhivkov, the districts were consolidated into nine larger provinces , which survived until 1999.Each province is named...
- Municipalities of BulgariaMunicipalities of BulgariaThe 28 provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 264 municipalities .-Blagoevgrad Province:# Bansko Municipality # Belitsa Municipality # Blagoevgrad Municipality...
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria