Dolni Dabnik Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Долни Дъбник) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dolni Dabnik.
Dolni Dabnik Municipality
Община Долни Дъбник | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Dolni Dabnik Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°24′N 24°26′E / 43.400°N 24.433°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Pleven |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Dolni Dabnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 310 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,438 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 310 km2 (120 sq mi) with a population, as of December 2009, of 14,438 inhabitants.[1]
Settlements edit
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Cherven Bryag
Levski
Nikopol
Knezha
Belene
Dolna Mitropoliya
Pordim
Gulyantsi
(towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Dolni Dabnik | Долни Дъбник | 4,761 |
| Barkach | Бъркач | 760 |
| Gorni Dabnik | Горни Дъбник | 1,914 |
| Gradina | Градина | 842 |
| Krushovitsa | Крушовица | 2,051 |
| Petarnitsa | Петърница | 1,720 |
| Sadovets | Садовец | 2,390 |
| Total | 14,438 |
Demography edit
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Dolni Dabnik Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 21,653 | 18,644 | 17,377 | 15,701 | 15,137 | 14,810 | 14,438 | ... |
| 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 November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (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
- ^ 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
- Dolni Dabnik municipality at Domino.bg Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian and English)