Chuprene Municipality
Encyclopedia
Chuprene Municipality 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.
The area embraces a territory of 330 km² with a population of 2,285 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
Midzhur peak (2,168 m (7,116 ft)), the highest point of the western Balkan mountains
, is located in the municipality almost on the very border with Serbia.
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 Vidin Province
Vidin Province
Vidin Province is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. It borders Serbia to the west and Romania to the northeast. Its administrative centre is the city of Vidin on the Danube river. The area is divided into 11 municipalities...
, 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 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
Chuprene
Chuprene is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Chuprene Municipality, which lies in the southern part of Vidin Province...
. In the southwest, the municipality borders on Republic of Serbia.
The area embraces a territory of 330 km² with a population of 2,285 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
Midzhur peak (2,168 m (7,116 ft)), the highest point of the western Balkan mountains
Balkan Mountains
The Balkan mountain range is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan range runs 560 km from the Vrashka Chuka Peak on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea...
, is located in the municipality almost on the very border with Serbia.
Settlements
Chuprene Municipality includes the following 9 places all of them villages:| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Chuprene Chuprene Chuprene is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Chuprene Municipality, which lies in the southern part of Vidin Province... |
Чупрене | 576 |
| Bostanite Bostanite Bostanite is a village in the municipality of Chuprene, in Vidin Province, in northwestern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Бостаните | 0 |
| Dolni Lom Dolni Lom Dolni Lom is a village in the municipality of Chuprene, in Vidin Province, in northwestern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Долни Лом | 229 |
| Gorni Lom Gorni Lom Gorni Lom is a village in north-western Bulgaria, Vidin Province. The population of Gorni Lom is 784.The village is situated in a mountainous region, on the upper stream of the Lom River. It is located in the foot of Midzhur, the highest peak in western Stara Planina. Gorni Lom is a starting point... |
Горни Лом | 777 |
| Protopopintsi Protopopintsi Protopopintsi is a village in the municipality of Chuprene, in Vidin Province, in northwestern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Протопопинци | 91 |
| Replyana Replyana Replyana is a village in the municipality of Chuprene, in Vidin Province, in northwestern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Репляна | 193 |
| Sredogriv Sredogriv Sredogriv is a village in the municipality of Chuprene, in Vidin Province, in northwestern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Средогрив | 129 |
| Targovishte Targovishte Targovishte is a city in Bulgaria, capital of Targovishte Province. It is situated at the northern foot of the low mountain of Preslav on both banks of the Vrana River. The town is 335 km away to the north-east from the capital Sofia and about 125 km to the west from the city of Varna... |
Търговище | 162 |
| Varbovo Varbovo, Vidin Province Varbovo, Vidin Province is a village in the municipality of Chuprene, in Vidin Province, in northwestern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Върбово | 128 |
| Total | 2,285 |
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