Chelopech Municipality Explained

Chelopech Municipality
Native Name:	Община Челопеч
Native Name Lang:	bg
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Sofia Province
Seat:	Chelopech
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto

Chelopech Municipality is a municipality in Sofia Province, Bulgaria.

The Chelopech Municipality includes only one village - Chelopech, which is located on the southern side of the Balkan Mountains, on the main road from the capital Sofia to Burgas. It borders Zlatitsa Municipality, Chavdar Municipality, Mirkovo Municipality and Etropole Municipality.^[1]

Demographics

According to December 2018, there are 1,526 people residing in Chelopech, most of whom ethnic Bulgarians (95%), followed by Romani people (4%).ImageSize = width:400 height:200PlotArea = left:50 right:20 top:25 bottom:30TimeAxis = orientation:verticalAlignBars = lateColors = id:linegrey2 value:gray(0.9) id:linegrey value:gray(0.7) id:cobar value:rgb(0.2,0.7,0.8) id:cobar2 value:rgb(0.6,0.9,0.6)DateFormat = yyyyPeriod = from:0 till:2400ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:200 start:0 gridcolor:linegreyScaleMinor = unit:year increment:50 start:0 gridcolor:linegrey2PlotData = color:cobar width:20 align:left bar:1934 from:0 till:1791 bar:1946 from:0 till:1705 bar:1956 from:0 till:1783 bar:1965 from:0 till:1954 bar:1975 from:0 till:2205 bar:1985 from:0 till:2216 bar:1992 from:0 till: 1779 bar:2001 from:0 till:1710 bar:2011 from:0 till:1473PlotData= textcolor:black fontsize:S bar:1934 at: 1791 text: 1791 shift:(-14,5) bar:1946 at: 1705 text: 1705 shift:(-14,5) bar:1956 at: 1783 text: 1783 shift:(-14,5) bar:1965 at: 1954 text: 1954 shift:(-14,5) bar:1975 at: 2205 text: 2205 shift:(-14,5) bar:1985 at: 2216 text: 2216 shift:(-14,5) bar:1992 at: 1779 text: 1779 shift:(-14,5) bar:2001 at: 1710 text: 1710 shift:(-14,5) bar:2011 at: 1473 text: 1473 shift:(-14,5)

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: An overwhelming majority of the population of Chelopech Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 86.2% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

References

42.7°N 24.083°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.visittobulgaria.com/visit/Dir.asp?d=0-13-sofia-Chelopech Chelopech