Boychinovtsi Municipality
Encyclopedia
Boychinovtsi Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Montana Province
, Northwestern Bulgaria
, located in the transition between the Danubian Plain
and the area of the so called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Boychinovtsi
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 307.32 km² with a population of 9,137 inhabitants, as of February 2011.
Ogosta
river, a right tributary of the Danube
, flows through the area from southwest to northest.
and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
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 transition between the Danubian Plain
Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)
The Danubian Plain constitutes the northern part of Bulgaria, situated north of the Balkan Mountains and south of the Danube. Its western border is the Timok River and to the east it borders the Black Sea. The plain has an area of . It is about long and wide.The relief of the Danubian Plain is...
and the area of the so called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Boychinovtsi
Boychinovtsi
Boychinovtsi is a town in northwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Boychinovtsi Municipality , Montana Province . It is near the city of Montana. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 1,648 inhabitants....
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 307.32 km² with a population of 9,137 inhabitants, as of February 2011.
Ogosta
Ogosta
The Ogosta , is a river in Northern Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Danube. It takes it source from Vrazha Glava Peak on the border with Serbia. The towns of Chiprovtsi, Montana and Miziya are situated on the river's banks....
river, a right tributary of the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
, flows through the area from southwest to northest.
Settlements
Boychinovtsi Municipality includes the following 13 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Boychinovtsi Boychinovtsi Boychinovtsi is a town in northwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Boychinovtsi Municipality , Montana Province . It is near the city of Montana. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 1,648 inhabitants.... |
Бойчиновци | 1,648 |
| Beli Breg | Бели брег | 119 |
| Beli Brod | Бели брод | 247 |
| Erden | Ерден | 561 |
| Gromshin | Громшин | 865 |
| Kobilyak | Кобиляк | 339 |
| Lehchevo Lehchevo Lehchevo is a village in Boychinovtsi Municipality of Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It has a population of about 2,000 people... |
Лехчево | 1,922 |
| Madan | Мадан | 861 |
| Marchevo | Мърчево | 905 |
| Ohrid | Охрид | 474 |
| Palilula | Палилула | 70 |
| Portitovtsi | Портитовци | 451 |
| Vladimirovo | Владимирово | 1,453 |
| Total | 9,915 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Boychinovtsi Municipality has comprised the former municipality of LehchevoLehchevo
Lehchevo is a village in Boychinovtsi Municipality of Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It has a population of about 2,000 people...
and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
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