Rila Municipality | |
Native Name: | Община Рила |
Native Name Lang: | bg |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kyustendil Province |
Seat: | Rila |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 360.96 |
Population Total: | 3190 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Rila Municipality (Bulgarian: Рила) is located in southeastern Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria. Its administrative centre is Rila. The municipality covers an area of 361km2, of which 54.84% is forests; only 19.3% is arable.., the population was 3,606.[1]
Locations in Rila Municipality include:
Several peaks higher than 2,000 metres are part of the municipality, including Rilets (2,731 m), Yosifitsa (2,697 m), Kanarata (2,619 m), Zliya Zab (2,678 m), Kalin (2,667 m), Elenin Vrah (2,654 m) and Tsarev Vrah (2,378 m). The municipality also boasts 28 mountain lakes. The area is also rich in medieval Bulgarian Orthodox churches and monasteries.
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: