Strelcha Municipality Explained

Strelcha Municipality
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Bulgaria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Strelcha Municipality in Bulgaria
Coordinates:42.5033°N 24.3219°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Pazardzhik Province
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Strelcha
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:224.46
Elevation M:512
Population Total:4,913
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4530
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:03532

Strelcha Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Стрелча) is in southern Bulgaria, part of Pazardzhik Province. The territory is part of Sredna Gora mountain, with the lowest point 304 m AMSL and the highest - 1,572 m AMSL. The railway connecting Panagyurishte Town with Plovdiv City passes through the municipality.

Settlements

Beyond the capital, Strelcha Town, there are four villages in the municipality:

Demography

At the 2011 census, the population of Strelcha was 4,913. Most of the inhabitants (74.04%) were Bulgarians, and there was a significant minority of Gypsies/Romani (5.84%).[1] [2] 19.76% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011 . National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria . 20 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011. National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria . 20 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193806/http://www.nsi.bg/census2011/PDOCS2/Census2011_ethnos.xls . 3 March 2016 . dead .