Bansko Municipality (Bulgarian:Община Банско,romanized: Obshtina Bansko) is situated in southwesternBulgaria and is one of the municipalities ofBlagoevgrad Province.
Bansko Municipality Община Банско | |
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Municipality(Obshtina) | |
 Coat of arms | |
.png) Location in Blagoevgrad province Location on map of Bulgaria  | |
| Coordinates:41°50′N23°29′E / 41.833°N 23.483°E /41.833; 23.483 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province(Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
| Seat | Bansko |
| Area | |
• Total | 475.88 km2 (183.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 871 m (2,858 ft) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 13,088 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 2770 |
| Area code | 07443 |
| Website | www |
Settlements
edit| Town/Village | Area (km2) | Population |
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| 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
editReligion
editAccording to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
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References
edit- ^"Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011".pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
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Media related toBansko Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
- Bansko municipality website(in Bulgarian and English)
- Pictures and images from Bansko Ski ResortArchived 2018-12-06 at theWayback Machine