Coordinates: 42°53′N 25°17′E / 42.883°N 25.283°E / 42.883; 25.283

Gabrovo Municipality

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Gabrovo Municipality
Община Габрово
Municipality
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Gabrovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Gabrovo Province.
Gabrovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Gabrovo Province.
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Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Gabrovo
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Gabrovo
Area
 • Total
555.57 km2 (214.51 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2018)[1]
 • Total
57,625
 • Density103.72/km2 (268.64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Gabrovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Габрово) is a municipality (obshtina) in Gabrovo Province, North-central Bulgaria, located on the northern slopes of the central Stara planina mountain to the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Gabrovo which is also the capital of the province.

The municipality embraces a territory of 555.57 square kilometres (214.51 sq mi) with a population of 67,501 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]

Aside from the rich cultural landmarks of the main city, the area is best known with the beautifully preserved architectural reserve of Bozhentsi village and the north approach to Shipka Pass which was a noted place of the Bulgarian history and one of the main transport connections between the north and south parts of Bulgaria and the Balkan peninsula.

Settlements

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(towns are shown in bold): Population (December 2009)[2][3][4]

Demography

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The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

Gabrovo Municipality
Year 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011
Population 85,932 90,032 84,333 74,949 70,537 69,248 67,501 ...
Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7]

Religion

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According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

Religious composition of Gabrovo Municipality [8]
Orthodox Christianity
 
 89.4%
Catholicism
 
 0.5%
Protestantism
 
 0.7%
Islam
 
 0.6%
No religion
 
 3.5%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
 
 5.3%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
  4. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
  5. ^ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
  6. ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
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