Bansko Municipality

Bansko Municipality Община Банско
Municipality (Obshtina)
Coat of arms
Location in Blagoevgrad province Location on map of Bulgaria
Coordinates: 41°50′N 23°29′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Blagoevgrad
Seat	Bansko
Area
• Total	475.88 km2 (183.74 sq mi)
Elevation	871 m (2,858 ft)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	13,088
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	2770
Area code	07443
Website	www.bansko.bg/en

Bansko Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Банско, romanized: Obshtina Bansko) is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and is one of the municipalities of Blagoevgrad Province.

Settlements

Town/Village	Area (km2)	Population
Bansko (Банско)	148.280	8,911
Dobrinishte (Добринище)	80.356	2,843
Filipovo (Филипово)	15.157	597
Gostun (Гостун)	52.425	75
Kremen (Кремен)	61.869	299
Mesta (Места)	16.259	274
Obidim (Обидим)	64.962	142
Osenovo (Осеново)	52.832	114
Total	492.14	13,255

Demographics

Religion

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 Bansko Municipality Orthodox Christianity   89.97% Islam   4.47% Protestantism   1.83% Catholicism   0.18% No religion   1.00% Prefer not to answer and indefinable   2.55%

External links

Media related to Bansko Municipality at Wikimedia Commons

• Bansko municipality website (in Bulgarian and English)
• Pictures and images from Bansko Ski Resort Archived 2018-12-06 at the Wayback Machine