Sandanski Municipality

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Sandanski Municipality

Община Сандански
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Location in Blagoevgrad province
Location on map of Bulgaria
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Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast) Blagoevgrad
Area
  Total998.416 km2 (385.491 sq mi)
Population
  Total41,606
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)

Sandanski Municipality is a municipality in Blagoevgrad Province in Southwestern Bulgaria.

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Demographics

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 Sandanski Municipality [1]
Orthodox Christianity
93.24%
Catholicism
0.37%
Protestantism
0.64%
Islam
0.48%
No religion
1.41%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
3.86%

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References

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

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Coordinates: 41°34′24″N23°16′38″E / 41.5733°N 23.2773°E / 41.5733; 23.2773