Troyan Municipality | |
Native Name: | Община Троян |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Lovech |
Subdivision Name2: | Troyan |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 42.8667°N 64°W |
Area Total Km2: | 888.85 |
Population As Of: | December 2009 |
Population Total: | 33,827 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Troyan Municipality (bg|Община Троян) is a municipality (obshtina) in Lovech Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located from the northern slopes of the central Stara planina mountain to the area of the Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Troyan.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 33,827 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The area is best known with the Troyan Monastery - the third biggest in Bulgaria, and the north approach to Beklemeto Pass, also known as Troyan Pass, which is one of the connections between the north and south parts of the country.
Troyan Municipality includes the following 22 places (towns are shown in bold):
Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2] [3] [4] (December 2009) | |
---|---|---|---|
Troyan | Троян | 21,997 | |
Balabansko | Балабанско | 174 | |
Balkanets | Балканец | 242 | |
Beli Osam | Бели Осъм | 710 | |
Belish | Белиш | 203 | |
Borima | Борима | 897 | |
Cherni Osam | Черни Осъм | 873 | |
Chiflik | Чифлик | 324 | |
Debnevo | Дебнево | 764 | |
Dobrodan | Добродан | 348 | |
Dalbok Dol | Дълбок дол | 365 | |
Golyama Zhelyazna | Голяма Желязна | 654 | |
Gorno Trape | Горно Трапе | 207 | |
Gumoshtnik | Гумощник | 145 | |
Kaleytsa | Калейца | 653 | |
Lomets | Ломец | 291 | |
Oreshak | Орешак | 2,246 | |
Patreshko | Патрешко | 83 | |
Staro Selo | Старо село | 233 | |
Shipkovo | Шипково | 820 | |
Terziysko | Терзийско | 386 | |
Vrabevo | Врабево | 876 | |
Total | 33,827 |
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: