Brusartsi Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Брусарци) is a small municipality (obshtina) in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain about 6 km south of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Brusartsi.
Brusartsi Municipality
Община Брусарци | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Brusartsi Municipality within Bulgaria and Montana Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′N 23°2′E / 43.650°N 23.033°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Montana |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Brusartsi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 194.55 km2 (75.12 sq mi) |
| Population (Census February 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,954 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 194.55 km2 with a population of 4,954 inhabitants, as of February 2011.[1]
The area contains the Smirnenski Reservoir.
Settlements edit
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Brusartsi Municipality includes the following 10 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Brusartsi | Брусарци | 1,302 |
| Bukovets | Буковец | 199 |
| Dondukovo | Дондуково | 416 |
| Dabova Mahala | Дъбова Махала | 112 |
| Kiselevo | Киселево | 242 |
| Knyazheva Mahala | Княжева Махала | 133 |
| Kriva Bara | Крива бара | 1,132 |
| Odorovtsi | Одоровци | 33 |
| Smirnenski | Смирненски | 563 |
| Vasilovtsi | Василовци | 1,337 |
| Total | 5,469 |
Demography edit
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Brusartsi Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 10,818 | 9,056 | 8,073 | 6,826 | 6,090 | 5,769 | 5,469 | 4,954 |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[1] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[6] | ||||||||
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 c (in Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Census 2011
- ^ (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
- ^ (in English)National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links edit
- Official website (in Bulgarian)