| Belene Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Община Белене |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pleven |
| Subdivision Name2: | Belene |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 43.6°N 32°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 285 |
| Population As Of: | December 2009 |
| Population Total: | 10,908 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Belene Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Белене) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, northern Bulgaria. It is located along the south bank of Danube river, by the border with Romania. The administrative centre of the area is the homonymous town of Belene.
The municipality has a territory of with a population, as of December 2009, of 10,908 inhabitants.[1]
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2] [3] (December 2009) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belene | Белене | 8,905 | |
| Byala Voda | Бяла вода | 359 | |
| Dekov | Деков | 545 | |
| Kulina Voda | Кулина вода | 239 | |
| Petokladentsi | Петокладенци | 455 | |
| Tatari | Татари | 405 | |
| Total | 10,908 |
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:Most inhabitants are Christians.