Meshtitsa is a village in southern Bulgaria. The village is located in Pernik Municipality, Pernik Province. Аccording to the numbers provided by the 2020 Bulgarian census, Ciuipetlovo currently has a population of 1003 people with a permanent address registration in the settlement.[1]
| Meshtitsa | |
| Elevation M: | 695 |
| Coordinates: | 42.6668°N 23.0004°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
| Population Total: | 35748 |
| Area Code: | 07714 |
| Postal Code: | 2353 |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.13 |
| Official Name: | Meshtitsa |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pernik Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pernik Province |
| Subdivision Name: | Bulgaria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
Meshtitsa is located 32 kilometers away from the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, and 7 kilometers away from Pernik. River Konska passes near the village. The terrain near the village is plain and suitable for agricultural development. The village lies at an average elevation of 695 meters.[2]
Every year there is a “Surva” festival that is held on 13 January in Meshtitsa village. It includes people dressing up with masks and folklore clothing in order to scare evil spirits away from the village as per tradition.
The people participating in the festival craft their own costumes and masks from animal horns and leather. Occasionally bird feathers are used to decorate the clothing.[3]
According to the Bulgarian population census in 2011.[5]
| Number | Percentage(in %) | ||
| Total | 35873 | 100.00 | |
| Bulgarians | 35854 | 98 | |
| Turks | 0 | 0 | |
| Romani | 6 | 0 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | |
| Do not define themselves | 0 | 0 | |
| Unanswered | 12 | 2 |