| Varshets Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Община Вършец |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Name2: | Varshets |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 43.2°N 41°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 240 |
| Population As Of: | Census February 2011 |
| Population Total: | 8,108 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Varshets Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Вършец) is a municipality (obshtina) in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located on the northern slopes of the western Stara planina mountain to the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Varshets.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 8,108 inhabitants, as of February 2011.[1]
Todorini Kukli peak,, is located in the southwestern part of the area almost on the very border with Berkovitsa Municipality.
Varshets Municipality includes the following 9 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2] [3] [4] (December 2009) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varshets | Вършец | 6,538 | |
| Cherkaski | Черкаски | 316 | |
| Dolna Bela Rechka | Долна Бела речка | 99 | |
| Dolno Ozirovo | Долно Озирово | 477 | |
| Draganitsa | Драганица | 260 | |
| Gorna Bela Rechka | Горна Бела речка | 83 | |
| Gorno Ozirovo | Горно Озирово | 382 | |
| Spanchevtsi | Спанчевци | 367 | |
| Stoyanovo | Стояново | 81 | |
| Total | 8,605 |
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: