Peshtera Municipality
Peshtera Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
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.png) Location of Peshtera Municipality in Pazardzhik Province | |
  Peshtera Municipality Location of Peshtera Municipality in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′59″N 24°18′00″E / 42.03306°N 24.30000°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Pazardzhik Province |
| Capital | Peshtera |
| Area | |
• Total | 150.51 km2 (58.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18,899 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Peshtera Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Пещера) is a municipality in the Pazardzhik Province of Bulgaria.
Demographics
[edit]Ethnic composition of Peshtera Municipality
- Bulgarians (65.29%)
- Turks (14.79%)
- Gypsies/Romani (3.96%)
- No identification (14.85%)
- Other (1.08%)
At the 2011 census, the population of Peshtera was 18,899. Most of the inhabitants (65.29%) were Bulgarians, and there were significant minorities of Gypsies/Romani (3.96%) and Turks (14.79%).[1][2] 14.85% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1946 | 12,955 | — |
| 1956 | 18,314 | +41.4% |
| 1965 | 17,940 | −2.0% |
| 1975 | 20,558 | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 21,918 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 22,233 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 22,037 | −0.9% |
| 2011 | 18,899 | −14.2% |
| 2021 | 14,742 | −22.0% |
| Source: [3][4][5] | ||
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Division of Bulgaria".
- ^ "POPULATION BY DISTRICTS, MUNICIPALITIES AND SEX AS OF 1.03.2001". National Statistical Institute.
- ^ "POPULATION BY STATISTICAL REGIONS, DISTRICS, MUNICIPALITIES, SETTLEMENTS, SEX AND AGE (2021 Census)". National Statistical Institute.
Capital: Peshtera | ||
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