Varshets Municipality
Encyclopedia
Varshets Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) 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. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Varshets
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 240 km² with a population of 8,108 inhabitants, as of February 2011.
Todorini Kukli peak (1,785 m (5,856 ft)) is located in the southwestern part of the area almost on the very border with Berkovitsa 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 on the northern slopes of the western Stara planina mountain to the area of the so called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Varshets
Varshets
Varshets is a spa town in Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Varshets Municipality. As of December 2009, its population is 6,538. The town is located on the northern slopes of the western part of the Balkan mountains in the small valley of...
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The municipality embraces a territory of 240 km² with a population of 8,108 inhabitants, as of February 2011.
Todorini Kukli peak (1,785 m (5,856 ft)) is located in the southwestern part of the area almost on the very border with Berkovitsa Municipality
Berkovitsa Municipality
Berkovitsa Municipality is a municipality 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...
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Settlements
Varshets Municipality includes the following 9 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Varshets Varshets Varshets is a spa town in Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Varshets Municipality. As of December 2009, its population is 6,538. The town is located on the northern slopes of the western part of the Balkan mountains in the small valley of... |
Вършец | 6,538 |
| Cherkaski | Черкаски | 316 |
| Dolna Bela Rechka | Долна Бела речка | 99 |
| Dolno Ozirovo | Долно Озирово | 477 |
| Draganitsa | Драганица | 260 |
| Gorna Bela Rechka | Горна Бела речка | 83 |
| Gorno Ozirovo | Горно Озирово | 382 |
| Spanchevtsi | Спанчевци | 367 |
| Stoyanovo | Стояново | 81 |
| Total | 8,605 |
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