Pazardzhik Municipality Explained

Pazardzhik Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Pazardzhik Province
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:640
Population Density Km2:auto

42.1892°N 24.3325°WPazardzhik Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Пазарджик) is the second largest municipality in Pazardzhik Province, after Velingrad. It occupies 640 km2 or 14.3% of the province. Its territory encompasses the westernmost parts of the Upper Thracian Plain and is famous for its fertility.

Demography

The population of 134,295 lives in 32 settlements which include one town (Pazardzhik) and 31 villages.

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: