Mirkovo Municipality
42°42′0″N 23°58′59″E / 42.70000°N 23.98306°E
Mirkovo Municipality
Община Мирково | |
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Sofia Province |
| Seat | Mirkovo |
| Area | |
• Total | 207.9 km2 (80.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,188[1] |
| • Density | 10.52/km2 (27.26/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Mirkovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Мирково) is a municipality in Sofia Province, central western Bulgaria. Covering a territory of 207.9 km2, it is the 13th largest of the 22 municipalities in the province and takes 2.94% of its total area.
Geography
[edit]The relief of the municipality is varied. To the north lies the main ridge of the Balkan Mountains. In the central part are the westernmost reaches of the Zlatitsa–Pirdop Valley, part of the chain of the eleven Sub-Balkan valleys. To the south are the northern slopes of the Sredna Gora mountain range. The highest point of the municipality is a summit of Mara Gidia (1,790 m) in the Balkan Mountains.[2]
The municipality is drained by several right tributaries of the river Topolnitsa, a left tributary of the Maritsa of the Aegean Sea basin.[2]
Transport
[edit]Mirkovo Municipality is traversed by three roads of the national network with a total length of 28.5 km: a 16.3 km section of the first class I-6 road Gyueshevo–Sofia–Karlovo–Burgas, a 7.8 km stretch of the third class III-6004 road, and the first 4.4 km of the third class III-6006 road. A 14.3 km section of railway line No. 3 Sofia–Karlovo–Sliven–Karnobat–Varna runs through the municipality.[3][4]
Demography
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 6,916 | — |
| 1946 | 6,977 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 6,199 | −11.2% |
| 1965 | 5,453 | −12.0% |
| 1975 | 4,847 | −11.1% |
| 1985 | 4,106 | −15.3% |
| 1992 | 3,534 | −13.9% |
| 2001 | 3,179 | −10.0% |
| 2011 | 2,540 | −20.1% |
| 2021 | 2,339 | −7.9% |
| Source: National Statistics Institute[5] | ||
As of 2024 the population of Mirkovo Municipality is 2,188, spread in 11 villages:[1]
Gallery
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A view of Bunovo -
Mirkovo -
A church in Smolsko -
A house in Benkovski
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Landmarks and Natural Resources". Official Site of Mirkovo Municipality. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "A Map of the Republican Road Network of Bulgaria". Official Site of the Road Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Location". Official Site of Mirkovo Municipality. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "National Statistics Institute" (PDF). 3 April 2024.
References
[edit]- Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
External links
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- "Official Site of Mirkovo Municipality" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 December 2025.