Cherven Bryag Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Червен бряг) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Cherven Bryag.[2] With a population of 30,524, as of December 2009,[1] it is the second largest municipality in the province.[3]
Cherven Bryag Municipality
Община Червен бряг
Municipality
Cherven Bryag Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province.
The municipality has 37 protected areas, including Kuklite ("The Dolls") rock formations on the lands of Resselets village; Kaleto tectonic ridge on the lands of Reselets village; Skoka waterfall on the lands of Reselets; Haydoushka cave near Deventsi; Sedlarkata Rock Bridge on the lands of Rakita; Neolithic settlements near Telish, Thracian settlements in Chomakovtsi, Roman cites near Resselets and Chomakovtsi.[3]
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Cherven Bryag Municipality
Year
1975
1985
1992
2001
2005
2007
2009
2011
Population
45,044
43,088
40,876
35,562
32,157
31,281
30,524
...
Sources: Census 2001,[7] Census 2011,[8] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[9]
Religionedit
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
Religious composition of Cherven Bryag Municipality [10]
^"Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
^"Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
January 01, 1970
cherven, bryag, municipality, bulgarian, Община, Червен, бряг, municipality, obshtina, pleven, province, northwestern, bulgaria, named, after, administrative, centre, town, cherven, bryag, with, population, december, 2009, second, largest, municipality, provin. Cherven Bryag Municipality Bulgarian Obshina Cherven bryag is a municipality obshtina in Pleven Province northwestern Bulgaria It is named after its administrative centre the town of Cherven Bryag 2 With a population of 30 524 as of December 2009 1 it is the second largest municipality in the province 3 Cherven Bryag Municipality Obshina Cherven bryagMunicipalityCherven Bryag Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province Coordinates 43 17 N 24 9 E 43 283 N 24 150 E 43 283 24 150Country BulgariaProvince Oblast PlevenAdmin centre Obshtinski tsentar Cherven BryagArea Total584 km2 225 sq mi Population December 2009 1 Total30 524 Density52 km2 140 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST The municipality is located by the right side of the Iskar River close to the inlet of Zlatna Panega River It has area of 584 km2 225 sq mi 2 It borders with Lukovit Roman Dolni Dabnik Iskar Knezha and Byala Slatina municipalities The Sofia Rousse highway and Sofia Varna railroad pass through municipality 3 The municipality has 37 protected areas including Kuklite The Dolls rock formations on the lands of Resselets village Kaleto tectonic ridge on the lands of Reselets village Skoka waterfall on the lands of Reselets Haydoushka cave near Deventsi Sedlarkata Rock Bridge on the lands of Rakita Neolithic settlements near Telish Thracian settlements in Chomakovtsi Roman cites near Resselets and Chomakovtsi 3 Contents 1 Settlements 2 Demography 2 1 Religion 3 See also 4 ReferencesSettlements edit nbsp Cherven Bryag Municipality within Pleven Province nbsp Pleven Cherven Bryag Levski Nikopol Knezha Belene Dolna Mitropoliya Settlement Cyrillic Postal code 3 Status Population 4 5 6 December 2009 Breste Breste 5992 village 440 Glava Glava 5985 village 1 397 Gornik Gornik 5991 village 1 250 Deventsi Devenci 5995 village 775 Koynare Kojnare 5986 town 4 464 Lepitsa Lepica 5987 village 458 Radomirtsi Radomirci 5997 village 1 523 Rakita Rakita 5998 village 938 Reselets Reselec 5993 village 1 061 Ruptsi Rupci 5994 village 1 237 Suhache Suhache 5988 village 751 Telish Telish 5990 village 1 166 Cherven Bryag Cherven bryag 5980 town capital 13 856 Chomakovtsi Chomakovci 5989 village 1208 total 30 524Demography editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades Cherven Bryag Municipality Year 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011 Population 45 044 43 088 40 876 35 562 32 157 31 281 30 524 Sources Census 2001 7 Census 2011 8 pop stat mashke org 9 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 Religious composition of Cherven Bryag Municipality 10 Orthodox Christianity 79 7 Catholicism 0 6 Protestantism 1 4 Islam 0 6 No religion 9 3 Prefer not to answer others and indefinable 8 4 See also editProvinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in BulgariaReferences edit a b in English Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13 2010 at the Wayback Machine a b Official website of Cherven Bryag municipality in Bulgarian a b c d Municipality Cherven bryag 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cherven Bryag Municipality amp oldid 1142480214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
