Montana Municipality

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Montana Municipality

Община Монтана
Municipality
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Montana
Coordinates: 43°25′N23°14′E / 43.417°N 23.233°E / 43.417; 23.233 Coordinates: 43°25′N23°14′E / 43.417°N 23.233°E / 43.417; 23.233
Country Bulgaria
Province Montana
Municipality Montana
Area
  Total675.72 km2 (260.90 sq mi)
Population
 (1-Feb-2011)
  Total53,856
  Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website www.montana.bg
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Montana municipality within Montana Province

Montana Municipality is a municipality in Montana Province, Bulgaria. It includes the city of Montana and a number of villages.

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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 Montana Municipality [1]
Orthodox Christianity
80.0%
Catholicism
0.3%
Protestantism
1.1%
Islam
0.1%
No religion
10.6%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
7.9%

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References

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