| Gulyantsi Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Община Гулянци |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pleven |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gulyantsi |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 43.65°N 63°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 458 |
| Population As Of: | December 2009 |
| Population Total: | 13,561 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Gulyantsi Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Гулянци) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river, by the border with Romania. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Gulyantsi. As of December 2009, the municipality has a total population of 13,561 inhabitants.[1]
The main cultural sight in the municipality are the ruins of the large Ancient Roman city of Ulpia Oescus.
Gulyantsi municipality has an area of 458 square kilometres, of which 70% is arable. The region is flat, with elevation ranging from 30 to 50 metres above sea level. The northern boundary of the municipality is the Danube River, between river kilometres 604 and 639.
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2] [3] [4] (December 2009) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulyantsi | Гулянци | 3,432 | |
| Brest | Брест | 2,235 | |
| Gigen | Гиген | 2,192 | |
| Iskar | Искър | 362 | |
| Dolni Vit | Долни Вит | 519 | |
| Dabovan | Дъбован | 571 | |
| Zagrazhden | Загражден | 474 | |
| Kreta | Крета | 331 | |
| Lenkovo | Ленково | 451 | |
| Milkovitsa | Милковица | 1,889 | |
| Somovit | Сомовит | 721 | |
| Shiyakovo | Шияково | 384 | |
| Total | 13,561 |
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: