Belene Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Белене) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, northern Bulgaria. It is located along the south bank of Danube river, by the border with Romania. The administrative centre of the area is the homonymous town of Belene.
Belene Municipality
Община Белене | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Belene Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°36′N 25°7′E / 43.600°N 25.117°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Pleven |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Belene |
| Area | |
• Total | 285 km2 (110 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 10,908 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
The municipality has a territory of 285 km2 (110 sq mi) with a population, as of December 2009, of 10,908 inhabitants.[1]
Settlements
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Cherven Bryag
Levski
Nikopol
Knezha
Dolna Mitropoliya
Pordim
Gulyantsi
Dolni Dabnik
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Belene | Белене | 8,905 |
| Byala Voda | Бяла вода | 359 |
| Dekov | Деков | 545 |
| Kulina Voda | Кулина вода | 239 |
| Petokladentsi | Петокладенци | 455 |
| Tatari | Татари | 405 |
| Total | 10,908 |
Demography
editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Belene Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 14,683 | 13,251 | 13,857 | 12,581 | 11,739 | 11,321 | 10,908 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[4] Census 2011,[5] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[6] | ||||||||
Religion
editAccording to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
Most inhabitants are Christians.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (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
- ^ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ „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.