Lukovit Municipality () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
(''
obshtina'') in
Lovech Province
Lovech Province (, former name Okrug, Lovech okrug) is one of the 28 provinces of Bulgaria, lying at the northern centre of the country. It is named after its main city: Lovech. As of December 2009, the population of the area was151,153. , Central-North
Bulgaria
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, located from the
Fore-Balkan
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area to the southern parts of
Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of
Lukovit.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 19,469 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
[Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009]
The west operating part of
Hemus motorway is planned to continue through the area linking the province centre
Lovech
Lovech (, ) is a city in north-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the Lovech Province and of the subordinate Lovech Municipality. The city is located about northeast from the capital city of Sofia. Near Lovech are the towns of ...
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Settlements
Lukovit Municipality includes the following 12 places (towns are shown in bold):
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Lukovit Municipality has comprised the former municipality of
Dermantsi
Dermantsi is a village in Lukovit Municipality, Lovech Province, northern Bulgaria.Guide Bulgaria
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and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
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
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Provinces of Bulgaria
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Municipalities of Bulgaria
The 28 Provinces of Bulgaria, provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 265 municipalities (община, ''obshtina''). Municipalities typically comprise multiple towns, villages and settlements and are governed by a mayor who is elected by popul ...
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List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
This is a complete list of all cities and towns in Bulgaria sorted by population. Province capitals are shown in bold. Primary sources are the National Statistical Institute (NSI) and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
The largest city is Sof ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Lovech Province
Municipalities in Lovech Province