Varshets Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located on the northern slopes of the western Stara planina mountain to the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Varshets.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 8,108 inhabitants, as of February 2011.National Statistical Institute - Census 2011
Todorini Kukli peak, , is located in the southwestern part of the area almost on the very border with Berkovitsa Municipality.
Settlements
Varshets Municipality includes the following 9 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) Varshets Вършец 6,538 Cherkaski Черкаски 316 Dolna Bela Rechka Долна Бела речка 99 Dolno Ozirovo Долно Озирово 477 Draganitsa Драганица 260 Gorna Bela Rechka Горна Бела речка 83 Gorno Ozirovo Горно Озирово 382 Spanchevtsi Спанчевци 367 Stoyanovo Стояново 81 Total 8,605
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