Svoge Municipality () is located in western
Bulgaria
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and is a part of
Sofia Province
Sofia Province () is a province (''oblast'') of Bulgaria. The province does not include Sofia in its territories, but Sofia remains the seat of its administration. The province borders on the provinces of Pernik, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad, Paz ...
. It covers a territory of 868,6 km
2 and has a
population
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of around 21,000 people, more than 1/3 of which lives in the
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of Svoge itself. The municipality also includes 37
village
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s. The municipality is one of the largest by
area
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in the country. It neighbours
Montana Province
Montana Province (, transliterated: ''Oblast Montana'') is a Provinces of Bulgaria, province in northwestern Bulgaria, bordering Serbia in the southwest and Romania in the north. It spreads its area between the Danube river and the Balkan Mountai ...
,
Vratsa Province
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&
Sofia (City of) province.
Demographics
Religion
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition of Svoge Municipality was the following:
Populated places
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Bakyovo
Bakyovo is a village in Svoge Municipality, Sofia Province, western Bulgaria
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Bov
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Breze
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Brezovdol
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Bukovets
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Dobarchin
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Dobravitsa
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Druzhevo
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Elenov dol
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Gabrovnitsa
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Gara Bov
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Gara Lakatnik
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Goubislav
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Iskrets
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Lakatnik
Lakatnik ( ) is a small village located in Svoge Municipality, near the Lakatnik rocks. The village has a train station
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Leskovdol
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Lukovo
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Levishte
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Manastirishte
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Milanovo
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Ogoya
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Opletnya
Opletnya is a village in Svoge Municipality, Sofia Province, western Bulgaria.
The village is located 24 km northeast of the Bulgarian capital, Svoge. It is situated in a mountainous region, within the Iskar River valley at an altitude of 421 mete ...
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Osenovlag
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Rebrovo
Rebrovo is a village in Svoge Municipality, Sofia Province, western Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danu ...
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Redina
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Svindya
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Svoge
Svoge (, ) is a town in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is located in the gorge of the Iskar River, at the place where the mountains Mala planina, Golema planina, and Ponor meet, 40 km north of the capital Sofia. Svoge is the main ...
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Thompson
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People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson Lantion, Filipino retired police general
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
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* Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thom ...
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Tseretsel
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Tserovo
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Vlado Trichkov
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Yablanitsa
Yablanitsa (; also ''Jablanica'', ''Iablanica'', ''Yablanica'', ''Jablanitsa'', ''Iablanitsa'', ''Jablanitza'', ''Yablanitza'', ''Iablanitza'', ) is a small town in the westernmost part of Lovech Province, central-north Bulgaria, located in the a ...
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Zanoge
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Zasele
Zasele is a village in Svoge Municipality, Sofia Province, western Bulgaria.
Zasele Peak in Antarctica is named after the village.Zavidovtsi
Zavidovtsi is a village in Svoge Municipality, Sofia Province, western Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Da ...
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Zhelen
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Zimevitsa
References
External links
Official web page of Svogue Municipality
Municipalities in Sofia Province
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