Belene Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, northern Bulgaria. It is located along the south bank of Danube river, by the border with Romania. The administrative centre of the area is the homonymous town of Belene.
The municipality has a territory of with a population, as of December 2009, of 10,908 inhabitants. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
Settlements
Town/Village Cyrillic Population Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009(December 2009) Belene Белене 8,905 Byala Voda Бяла вода 359 Dekov Деков 545 Kulina Voda Кулина вода 239 Petokladentsi Петокладенци 455 Tatari Татари 405 Total 10,908
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Religion According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
Most inhabitants are Christians.
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
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