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Municipality in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Bansko Municipality Община Банско
Municipality (Obshtina)
Coat of arms of Bansko MunicipalityCoat of arms
Location in Blagoevgrad provinceLocation 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
 • Total475.88 km (183.74 sq mi)
Elevation871 m (2,858 ft)
Population
 • Total13,088
 • Density28/km (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code2770
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 (km) 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
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.

External links

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