Dryanovo (or Drjanovo) Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Gabrovo Province, North-central Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan between Stara planina mountain and the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dryanovo.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 9,587 inhabitants, as of December 2011. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - POPULATION BY DISTRICTS, MUNICIPALITIES, PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND SEX AS OF 31.12.2011
The area is best known with the Dryanovo Monastery, situated close to the main town, and Bacho Kiro Cave.
Settlements
Dryanovo Municipality includes the following 46 places (towns are shown in bold): Town/Village Cyrillic Population Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009(December 2009) Dryanovo Дряново 8,043 Balvantsite Балванците 1 Buchukovtsi Бучуковци 8 Chukovo Чуково 26 Denchevtsi Денчевци 21 Dlagnya Длъгня 24 Dobrenite Добрените 4 Dolni Varpishta Долни Върпища 3 Dolni Dragoycha Долни Драгойча 3 Docha Доча 10 Ganchovets Ганчовец 159 Gesha Геша 7 Glushka Глушка 26 Gozdeyka Гоздейка 22 Golemi Balgareni Големи Българени 10 Gorni Varpishta Горни Върпища 4 Gostilitsa Гостилица 347 Garnya Гърня 3 Ignatovtsi Игнатовци 2 Iskra Искра 4 Kalomen Каломен 9 Karaivantsa Караиванца 43 Katrandzhii Катранджии 42 Kereka Керека 142 Kosarka Косарка 44 Kumanite Куманите 4 Malki Balgareni Малки Българени 0 Manoya Маноя 48 Peyna Пейна 9 Petkovtsi Петковци 3 Plachka Плачка 2 Radovtsi Радовци 137 Ritya Ритя 0 Runya Руня 32 Rusinovtsi Русиновци 10 Salasuka Саласука 4 Skalsko Скалско 96 Slaveykovo Славейково 65 Sokolovo Соколово 52 Syarovtsi Сяровци 6 Shushnya Шушня 2 Turkincha Туркинча 26 Tsareva Livada Царева ливада 789 Yantra Янтра 139 Zaya Зая 43 Total 10,502
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:
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links
Official website