Krumovgrad Municipality

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Krumovgrad Municipality
Община Крумовград
Municipality
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Krumovgrad
Coordinates: 41°28′N25°39′E / 41.467°N 25.650°E / 41.467; 25.650 Coordinates: 41°28′N25°39′E / 41.467°N 25.650°E / 41.467; 25.650
Country Bulgaria
Province Kardzhali
Municipality Krumovgrad
Area
  Total836.75 km2 (323.07 sq mi)
Population
 (1-Feb-2011)
  Total17,823
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website www.krumovgrad.bg
Krumovgrad municipality within Kardzhali Province Map of Krumovgrad municipality (Kardzhali Province).png
Krumovgrad municipality within Kardzhali Province

Krumovgrad Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. The administrative centre is Krumovgrad.

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Demography

Religion

According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

Religious composition of Krumovgrad Municipality [1]
Orthodox Christianity
12.8%
Catholicism
0.1%
Protestantism
0.1%
Islam
77.7%
No religion
2.4%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
6.9%

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References

  1. "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.