Apriltsi Municipality
Община Априлци | |
|---|---|
 Apriltsi Municipality within Bulgaria and Lovech Province. | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′N 24°54′E / 42.800°N 24.900°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Lovech |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Apriltsi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 240 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,554 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Apriltsi Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Априлци) is a municipality (obshtina) in Lovech Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located from the northern slopes of the central Stara planina mountain to the area of the Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Apriltsi.
The municipality embraces a territory of 240 km2 (93 sq mi) with a population of 3,554 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The area covers parts of the Central Balkan National Park which is listed as Category 2 by The World Conservation Union (IUCN).
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Settlements
Apriltsi Municipality includes the following 4 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Apriltsi | Априлци | 3,207 |
| Drashkova Polyana | Драшкова поляна | 101 |
| Skandaloto | Скандалото | 67 |
| Velchevo | Велчево | 179 |
| Total | 3,554 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Apriltsi Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 6,203 | 5,313 | 4,720 | 4,137 | 3,788 | 3,647 | 3,554 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Religion
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
See also
References
- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ "Vila Kula | Stara Planina". Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
- Apriltsi Info Portal
This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 16:56