Montana Province
oblast of Bulgaria
Coordinates: 43°36′N 23°11′E / 43.600°N 23.183°E
Montana Province is a province in northwestern Bulgaria. The capital city is also named Montana.
Montana Province Област Монтана | |
|---|---|
 Location of Montana Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Montana |
| Municipalities | 11 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,635.5 km2 (1,403.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Census February 2011[1]) | |
| • Total | 148,098 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | M |
The province borders Serbia in the southwest and Romania in the north. It is between the Danube river and the Balkan Mountains.
MunicipalitiesEdit
The Montana province has 11 municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population as of 2011.
| Municipality | Pop.[2][3] | Town/Village | Pop.[2]al Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009]</ref>[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkovitsa | 19,587 | Berkovitsa | 14,124 |
| Boychinovtsi | 9,611 | Boychinovtsi | 1,588 |
| Brusartsi | 5,140 | Brusartsi | 1,277 |
| Chiprovtsi | 3,773 | Chiprovtsi | 1,937 |
| Georgi Damyanovo | 2,867 | Georgi Damyanovo | 494 |
| Lom | 31,064 | Lom | 25,321 |
| Medkovets | 4,103 | Medkovets | 1,866 |
| Montana | 57,064 | Montana | 46,574 |
| Valchedram | 9,988 | Valchedram | 3,748 |
| Varshets | 8,424 | Varshets | 6,439 |
| Yakimovo | 4,481 | Yakimovo | 1,711 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ (in Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Census 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
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