Elena Municipality
Elena Municipality
Община Елена | |
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Coordinates: 42°55′N 25°51′E / 42.917°N 25.850°E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Veliko Tarnovo |
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Elena |
Area | |
• Total | 671.39 km2 (259.23 sq mi) |
Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 10,407 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Elena Municipality (Template:Lang-bg) is a municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located on the northern slopes of the central Stara planina mountain in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Elena. It includes a territory of 671,39 km² with a population of 10,407 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The area is best known for its Bulgarian National Revival atmosphere preserved in its main town. Chumerna peak (1536 meters above sea level) in the Elena-Tvarditsa range is the highest point in the province.
Settlements
Template:Elena Municipality Labelled Map
(towns are shown in bold):
Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
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Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Elena Municipality | ||||||||
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Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Population | 16,546 | 14,684 | 13,581 | 11,342 | 10,843 | 10,621 | 10,407 | ... |
Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] |
See also
References
- ^ a b Template:En icon Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Template:En icon Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Template:En icon Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ Template:En icon Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001[permanent dead link]
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.