Borovo Municipality, Bulgaria
Borovo Municipality
Община Борово | |
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Municipality | |
 Borovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Ruse Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°35′N 25°46′E / 43.583°N 25.767°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Ruse |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Borovo |
| Area | |
• Total | 245.3 km2 (94.7 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 6,699 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Borovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Борово) is a small municipality (obshtina) in Ruse Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Borovo.
The municipality embraces a territory of 245.3 km2 (94.7 sq mi) with a population of 6,699 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The main road E85 crosses the area from south to north, connecting the province centre of Ruse with the cities of Veliko Tarnovo and respectively Pleven and Sofia.
Settlements
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Borovo Municipality includes the following 7 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Borovo | Борово | 2,330 |
| Batin | Батин | 655 |
| Brestovitsa | Брестовица | 310 |
| Ekzarh Yosif | Екзарх Йосиф | 594 |
| Gorno Ablanovo | Горно Абланово | 1,160 |
| Obretenik | Обретеник | 1,495 |
| Volovo | Волово | 155 |
| Total | 6,699 |
Demography
[edit]The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Borovo Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 11,827 | 9,774 | 8,889 | 7,905 | 7,223 | 6,985 | 6,699 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Religion
[edit]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
[edit]References
[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
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ (in English)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.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English)
Places adjacent to Borovo Municipality, Bulgaria | |
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