Zlataritsa Municipality
Zlataritsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Златарица) is a small municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Pre-Balkan north of Stara planina mountain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Zlataritsa.
Zlataritsa Municipality
Община Златарица | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Zlataritsa Municipality within Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo Province. | |
Coordinates: 43°2′N 25°54′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province (Oblast) | Veliko Tarnovo |
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Zlataritsa |
Area | |
• Total | 232.67 km2 (89.83 sq mi) |
Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 4,636 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 232.67 km² with a population of 4,636 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The highest point in the area is Kulata peak with 901 m above the sea level.[2]
Settlements
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Zlataritsa Municipality includes the following 24 places (towns are shown in bold):
Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[3][4][5] (December 2009) |
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Zlataritsa | Златарица | 2,558 |
Cheshma | Чешма | 10 |
Chistovo | Чистово | 4 |
Dedina | Дедина | 48 |
Dedintsi | Дединци | 11 |
Delova Mahala | Делова махала | 0 |
Dolno Shivachevo | Долно Шивачево | 55 |
Dalgi Pripek | Дълги припек | 61 |
Gorna Hadzhiyska | Горна Хаджийска | 3 |
Gorsko Novo Selo | Горско Ново село | 671 |
Kalaydzhii | Калайджии | 132 |
Novogortsi | Новогорци | 2 |
Ovoshtna | Овощна | 1 |
Ravnovo | Равново | 19 |
Razsoha | Разсоха | 89 |
Rezach | Резач | 103 |
Rodina | Родина | 545 |
Rosno | Росно | 126 |
Slivovitsa | Сливовица | 117 |
Sredno Selo | Средно село | 81 |
Total | 4,636 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Zlataritsa Municipality | ||||||||
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Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Population | 7,491 | 6,274 | 5,855 | 4,948 | 4,801 | 4,760 | 4,636 | ... |
Sources: Census 2001,[6] Census 2011,[7] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[8] |
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:
An overwhelming majority of the population of Zlataritsa Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 69.6% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. A large minority is Islamic.
References
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- (in Bulgarian) Zlataritsa Geography
- (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
- „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
- Official website (in Bulgarian)