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Nikopol Municipality
Община Никопол— Municipality — Nikopol Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province.
Coordinates: 43°35′N 24°55′E / 43.583°N 24.917°ECoordinates: 43°35′N 24°55′E / 43.583°N 24.917°E Country 
BulgariaProvince (Oblast) Pleven Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) Nikopol Area – Total 415.9 km2 (160.6 sq mi) Population (December 2009)[1] – Total 10,602 Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Nikopol Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Никопол ) is a municipality (obshtina) in the northern part of Pleven Province, in northern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Nikopol. The municipality embraces a territory of 415.9 km2 (160.6 sq mi)[2][3] with a population, as of December 2009, of 10,602 inhabitants.[1]
Its northern border is by the Danube River, bordering with Turnu Măgurele municipality of Romania. The municipality also borders with Belene Municapality on the East, Livski and Pordim municipalities on the South, Pleven municipality on the Southwest and Gulyantsi Municipality on the West.
Besides the Danube, which defines the hydrography of the area, the Osam river and some minor rivers flow within the municipality.[3]
There are plans to develop common cultural tourism program that encompass the Nikopol and Turnu Măgurele municipalities. Unlike Turnu Măgurele, Nikopol municipality has poorly developed tourism infrastructure.[4]
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Settlements
Cherven BryagLevskiKnezhaBeleneDolna MitropoliyaGulyantsiPordimDolni DabnikNikopol Municipality within Pleven Province(towns are shown in bold):
Town/Village Cyrillic Population[5][6][7]
(December 2009)Nikopol Никопол 3,892 Asenovo Асеново 325 Batsova mahala Бацова махала 493 Vabel Въбел 809 Debovo Дебово 625 Dragash voyvoda Драгаш войвода 632 Evlogievo Евлогиево 115 Zhernov Жернов 133 Lozitsa Лозица 339 Lyubenovo Любеново 221 Muselievo Муселиево 851 Novachene Новачене 1,298 Sanadinovo Санадиново 393 Cherkovitsa Черковица 476 Total 10,602 Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Nikopol Municipality Year 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011 Population 20,812 17,806 15,840 13,656 11,909 11,264 10,602 ... Sources: National Statistical Institute,[1] Census 2001,[8] Census 2011,[9] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? See also
References
- ^ a b c (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ Nikopol at Guide-Bulgaria
- ^ a b Obshtina Nikopol (Bulgarian)
- ^ "Nikopol Develops Cultural Tourism together with Turnu Măgurele", Dnevnik, August 26, 2008
- ^ (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“
Capital: NikopolVillages Asenovo, Batsova mahala, Vabel, Debovo, Dragash voyvoda, Evlogievo, Zhernov, Lozitsa, Lyubenovo, Muselievo, Novachene, Sanadinovo, Cherkovitsa
Landmarks Danube, Nikopol Fortress, Church of Saints Peter and Paul, NikopolCulture Notable people Belene · Cherven Bryag · Gulyantsi · Dolni Dabnik · Dolna Mitropoliya · Iskar · Knezha · Levski · Nikopol · Pleven · Pordim
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