Satovcha 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' ...
in southwestern
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 Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
and is one of the municipalities in the
Blagoevgrad Province.
Geography
It covers the Southwestern
Rhodope Mountains. 14 settlemements belong to the municipality with a total of inhabitants (21.07.05) and a territory of km
2. Administrative, industrial and cultural center of the municipality is the village of
Satovcha
Satovcha (, old version: ''Satovitsa'', ''Svatovitsa'') is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the Satovcha Municipality in Blagoevgrad Province.
Geography
The village of Satovcha is located in the Western Rh ...
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Population
As of December 2018, there are 14,263 inhabitants living in the municipality of Satovcha, down from 18,265 inhabitants in 2000. The municipality of Satovcha has a
Muslim
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majority (over 85% of the total population). Nearly all of them are
Bulgarian Muslims (on the contrary, most Muslims in Bulgaria are
ethnic Turks).
Satovcha has a declining birth rate as young women are moving out of the villages.
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:
Settlements in the municipality
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Bogolin
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Dolen
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Fargovo
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Godeshevo
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Kochan
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Kribul
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Osina
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Pletena
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Satovcha
Satovcha (, old version: ''Satovitsa'', ''Svatovitsa'') is a village in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the Satovcha Municipality in Blagoevgrad Province.
Geography
The village of Satovcha is located in the Western Rh ...
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Slashten
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Tuhovishta
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Vaklinovo
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Valkosel
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Zhizhevo
References
External links
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Municipalities in Blagoevgrad Province
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