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