Sarnitsa Municipality
Sarnitsa Municipality
Община Сърница | |
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Municipality | |
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| Location of Sarnitsa Municipality | |
| Location of Sarnitsa Municipality | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
| Province | Pazardzhik Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 198.59 km2 (76.68 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,617 |
| • Density | 23.25/km2 (60.21/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
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Sarnitsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Сърница) is one of the municipalities located in Pazardzhik Province. Its administrative centre is Sarnitsa. The municipality was established on 1 January 2015.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The municipality is located in the southern portion of the province. The total area is 198.59 km2 (76.68 sq mi).[2] It occupies an elongated area that is 34 km long from northwest to southeast and 6 to 8 km in width.[citation needed] It borders Velingrad Municipality in the north and Batak Municipality in the east. The Dospat Municipality of Smolyan Province is to the south-east, while Garmen and Satovcha municipalities of Blagoevgrad Province adjoin the region in the south-west.
Communities
[edit | edit source]There are only three communities with a permanent population: Sarnitsa, Pobit Kamak and Medeni Polyani, with only Sarnitsa being a town.
The population is around 4,617.[3] The majority of the people in the municipality are Bulgarian-speaking Muslims.[4]
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