Pordim Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Пордим) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Pordim.
Pordim Municipality
Община Пордим | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Pordim Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′N 24°55′E / 43.367°N 24.917°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Pleven |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Pordim |
| Area | |
• Total | 255 km2 (98 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 7,114 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 255 km2 (98 sq mi) with a population, as of December 2009, of 7,114 inhabitants.[1]
Settlements
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Cherven Bryag
Levski
Nikopol
Knezha
Belene
Dolna Mitropoliya
(towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Pordim | Пордим | 2,117 |
| Borislav | Борислав | 278 |
| Valchitran | Вълчитрън | 1,102 |
| Zgalevo | Згалево | 682 |
| Kamenets | Каменец | 972 |
| Kateritsa | Катерица | 91 |
| Odarne | Одърне | 1,057 |
| Totleben | Тотлебен | 815 |
| Total | 7,114 |
Demography
editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Pordim Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 13,041 | 10,480 | 9,607 | 8,179 | 7,654 | 7,420 | 7,114 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Religion
editAccording 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.