Peshtera Municipality | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Bulgaria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Peshtera Municipality in Bulgaria |
Coordinates: | 42.0331°N 24.3°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Pazardzhik Province |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Peshtera |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 150.51 |
Elevation M: | 440 |
Population Total: | 18,899 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Peshtera Municipality (bg|Община Пещера) is a municipality in the Pazardzhik Province of Bulgaria.
At the 2011 census, the population of Peshtera was 18,899. Most of the inhabitants (65.29%) were Bulgarians, and there were significant minorities of Gypsies/Romani (3.96%) and Turks (14.79%).[1] [2] 14.85% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.