Gulyantsi Municipality
Gulyantsi Municipality
Община Гулянци | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Gulyantsi Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′N 24°39′E / 43.650°N 24.650°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Pleven |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Gulyantsi |
| Area | |
• Total | 458 km2 (177 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 13,561 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Gulyantsi Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Гулянци) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river, by the border with Romania. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Gulyantsi. As of December 2009, the municipality has a total population of 13,561 inhabitants.[1]
The main cultural sight in the municipality are the ruins of the large Ancient Roman city of Ulpia Oescus.
Geography
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Gulyantsi municipality has an area of 458 square kilometres, of which 70% is arable. The region is flat, with elevation ranging from 30 to 50 metres above sea level. The northern boundary of the municipality is the Danube River, between river kilometres 604 and 639.
Settlements
[edit]| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Gulyantsi | Гулянци | 3,432 |
| Brest | Брест | 2,235 |
| Gigen | Гиген | 2,192 |
| Iskar | Искър | 362 |
| Dolni Vit | Долни Вит | 519 |
| Dabovan | Дъбован | 571 |
| Zagrazhden | Загражден | 474 |
| Kreta | Крета | 331 |
| Lenkovo | Ленково | 451 |
| Milkovitsa | Милковица | 1,889 |
| Somovit | Сомовит | 721 |
| Shiyakovo | Шияково | 384 |
| Total | 13,561 |
Demography
[edit]The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Gulyantsi Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 25,588 | 22,203 | 20,135 | 16,752 | 15,007 | 14,294 | 13,561 | ... |
| 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 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 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
- ^ 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]- Gulyantsi Municipality website Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian and English)