Bansko Municipality

Bansko Municipality
Община Банско
Municipality (Obshtina)
Coat of arms of Bansko Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Blagoevgrad province
Location on map of Bulgaria
Coordinates: 41°50′N 23°29′E / 41.833°N 23.483°E / 41.833; 23.483
CountryBulgaria
Province (Oblast)Blagoevgrad
SeatBansko
Area
 • Total
475.88 km2 (183.74 sq mi)
Elevation
871 m (2,858 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
13,088
 • Density28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
2770
Area code07443
Websitewww.bansko.bg/en

Bansko Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Банско, romanized: Obshtina Bansko) is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and is one of the municipalities of Blagoevgrad Province.

Settlements

Town/Village Area (km2) Population
Bansko (Банско) 148.280 8,911
Dobrinishte (Добринище) 80.356 2,843
Filipovo (Филипово) 15.157 597
Gostun (Гостун) 52.425 75
Kremen (Кремен) 61.869 299
Mesta (Места) 16.259 274
Obidim (Обидим) 64.962 142
Osenovo (Осеново) 52.832 114
Total 492.14 13,255

Demographics

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:

Religious composition of Bansko Municipality [1]
Orthodox Christianity
 
 89.97%
Islam
 
 4.47%
Protestantism
 
 1.83%
Catholicism
 
 0.18%
No religion
 
 1.00%
Prefer not to answer and indefinable
 
 2.55%

References

  1. ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.

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