| Berkovitsa Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Община Берковица |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Name2: | Berkovitsa |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 43.25°N 31°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 470 |
| Population As Of: | Census February 2011 |
| Population Total: | 17,267 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Berkovitsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Берковица) is a municipality (obshtina) in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan to the northern slopes of the western Stara planina mountain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Berkovitsa.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 18,503 inhabitants, as of February 2011.[1]
Todorini Kukli peak,, is located in the southeastern part of the area almost on the very border with Varshets Municipality.
Berkovitsa Municipality includes the following 20 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2] (September 2022) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkovitsa | Берковица | 12,768 | |
| Balyuvitsa | Балювица | 52 | |
| Bistrilitsa | Бистрилица | 141 | |
| Bokilovtsi | Бокиловци | 77 | |
| Borovtsi | Боровци | 657 | |
| Barziya | Бързия | 1,259 | |
| Chereshovitsa | Черешовица | 40 | |
| Gaganitsa | Гаганица | 269 | |
| Komarevo | Комарево | 67 | |
| Kostentsi | Костенци | 46 | |
| Kotenovtsi | Котеновци | 111 | |
| Leskovets | Лесковец | 43 | |
| Mezdreya | Мездрея | 182 | |
| Pesochnitsa | Песочница | 23 | |
| Parlichevo | Пърличево | 62 | |
| Rashovitsa | Рашовица | 5 | |
| Slatina | Слатина | 165 | |
| Tsvetkova Bara | Цветкова бара | 14 | |
| Yagodovo | Ягодово | 176 | |
| Zamfirovo | Замфирово | 1,110 | |
| Total | 17,267 |
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:
Berkovitsa has a terminus railway station. It is connected to Montana and has access to the railway connecting Vidin and Vratsa. There is infrequent passenger traffic.