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Dolna Mitropoliya Municipality
Община Долна Митрополия— Municipality — Dolna Mitropoliya Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province.
Coordinates: 43°33′N 24°30′E / 43.55°N 24.5°ECoordinates: 43°33′N 24°30′E / 43.55°N 24.5°E Country 
BulgariaProvince (Oblast) Pleven Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) Dolna Mitropoliya Area - Total 674.81 km2 (260.5 sq mi) Population (December 2009)[1] - Total 21,304 Time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Dolna Mitropoliya Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Долна Митрополия) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria. It embraces a territory of 674.81 km² with a population, as of December 2009, of 21,304 inhabitants.[1] The administrative centre of the area is the homonymous town of Dolna Mitropoliya.
The northern boundary of the municipality is the Danube River, and the 10,926 hectare Natura 2000 Reka Vit Special Protection Area for preservation of avian habitat is located there.[2]
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Settlements
Cherven BryagLevskiNikopolKnezhaBeleneDolna Mitropoliya Municipality within Pleven Province(towns are shown in bold):
Town/Village Cyrillic Population[3][4][5]
(December 2009)Dolna Mitropoliya Долна Митрополия 3,303 Baykal Байкал 562 Bivolare Биволаре 627 Bozhuritsa Божурица 1,102 Bregare Брегаре 637 Gorna Mitropoliya Горна Митрополия 1,827 Gostilya Гостиля 279 Komarevo Комарево 1,224 Krushovene Крушовене 1,054 Orehovitsa Ореховица 1,440 Pobeda Победа 517 Podem Подем 1,023 Riben Рибен 769 Slavovitsa Славовица 573 Stavertsi Ставерци 1,848 Trastenik Тръстеник 4,519 Total 21,304 Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Dolna Mitropoliya Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Podem and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
Dolna Mitropoliya Municipality Year 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011 Population 28,405 24,079 29,087 25,311 22,994 22,237 21,304 ... Sources: National Statistical Institute,[1] Census 2001,[6] Census 2011,[7] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? See also
References
- ^ a b c (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ Natura 2000 Bulgaria Database: Река Вит
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
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