The Kostenets municipality (Bulgarian: Община Костенец) is one of the 22 municipalities of the Sofia Province, Bulgaria. The extent of the territory is 302 km2 and it had 14,154 inhabitants as of 2009. It encompasses the Valley of Gorna Banya, along the upper flow of the Maritsa river, surrounded by Rila to the south and Sredna Gora to the north. The region has many warm mineral springs in the spa resorts of Momin Prohod, Momina Banya, Kostenets and Pchelinski Bani. The municipality has an important transport location with the Trakiya motorway, the first class road Sofia-Plovdiv and the Sofia-Plovdiv railway passing through it.
The municipality has nine settlements (2 towns and 7 villages) with a total population of 14,154 people (as of 2009-03-15)[1]
The place names in bold have the status of town (in Bulgarian: град, transliterated as grad). Other localities have the status of village (in Bulgarian: село, transliterated as selo). The names of localities are transliterated in Latin alphabet,[2][3] followed in parentheses by the original name in Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet (which links to the corresponding Bulgarian Wikipedia article).
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 Kostenets Municipality [4]
kostenets, municipality, other, uses, kostenets, disambiguation, kostenets, municipality, bulgarian, Община, Костенец, municipalities, sofia, province, bulgaria, extent, territory, inhabitants, 2009, encompasses, valley, gorna, banya, along, upper, flow, marit. For other uses see Kostenets disambiguation The Kostenets municipality Bulgarian Obshina Kostenec is one of the 22 municipalities of the Sofia Province Bulgaria The extent of the territory is 302 km2 and it had 14 154 inhabitants as of 2009 It encompasses the Valley of Gorna Banya along the upper flow of the Maritsa river surrounded by Rila to the south and Sredna Gora to the north The region has many warm mineral springs in the spa resorts of Momin Prohod Momina Banya Kostenets and Pchelinski Bani The municipality has an important transport location with the Trakiya motorway the first class road Sofia Plovdiv and the Sofia Plovdiv railway passing through it Kostenets Municipality Obshina KostenecMunicipalityKostenets MunicipalityLocation of Kostenets town Coordinates 42 19 N 23 50 E 42 317 N 23 833 E 42 317 23 833Country BulgariaProvince Oblast SofiaArea Total302 km2 117 sq mi Population 2009 03 15 1 Total14 154 Density47 km2 120 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST Contents 1 Settlements 2 Demography 2 1 Religion 3 ReferencesSettlements editThe municipality has nine settlements 2 towns and 7 villages with a total population of 14 154 people as of 2009 03 15 1 The place names in bold have the status of town in Bulgarian grad transliterated as grad Other localities have the status of village in Bulgarian selo transliterated as selo The names of localities are transliterated in Latin alphabet 2 3 followed in parentheses by the original name in Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet which links to the corresponding Bulgarian Wikipedia article Town Village Cyrillic Pop Dolna Vasilitsa Dolna Vasilica n aGolak Golak 2Gorna Vasilitsa Gorna Vasilica 257Kostenets town Kostenec grad 7 762Kostenets village Kostenec selo 4 025Momin Prohod Momin prohod 1 788Ochusha Ochusha 31Pchelin Pchelin 274Podgorie Podgorie 15TOTAL 14 154Demography editReligion 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 Kostenets Municipality 4 Orthodox Christianity 90 7 Catholicism 0 1 Protestantism 2 5 Islam 0 1 No religion 2 4 Prefer not to answer others and indefinable 4 2 References edit a b in Bulgarian Population Chart as of 15 March 2009 from Directorate General Civil Registration and Administrative Services Geonames Search Archived 2010 03 07 at the Wayback Machine at National Geospatial Intelligence Agency NGA reference for location names Kostenets Municipality at Guide Bulgaria com reference for location names Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011 pop stat mashke org nbsp This Bulgaria location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kostenets Municipality amp oldid 1208679537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
