Makresh Municipality

Makresh Municipality Община Макреш
—  Municipality  —
Makresh Municipality within Bulgaria and Vidin Province.
Coordinates: 43°45′N 22°29′E / 43.75°N 22.483°E / 43.75; 22.483Coordinates: 43°45′N 22°29′E / 43.75°N 22.483°E / 43.75; 22.483
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Vidin
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)	Makresh
Area
- Total	229 km2 (88.4 sq mi)
Population (December 2009)[1]
- Total	1,938
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Makresh Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Макреш) is a municipality (obshtina) in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain about 12 km southwest of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Makresh. The area borders on the Republic of Serbia to the west.

The municipality embraces a territory of 229 km² with a population of 1,938 inhabitants, as of December 2009.^[1]

The easternmost border of the area is linked by the main road E79 which connects the province centre of Vidin with the city of Montana and respectively with the western operating part of Hemus motorway.

Settlements

Vidin

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Chuprene

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Belogradchik

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Boynitsa

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Bregovo

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Gramada

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Dimovo

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Kula

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Makresh

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Novo Selo

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Ruzhintsi

Makresh Municipality within Vidin Province

Makresh Municipality includes the following 7 places all of them villages:

Town/Village	Cyrillic	Population[2][3][4] (December 2009)
Makresh	Макреш	473
Kireevo	Киреево	268
Podgore	Подгоре	278
Rakovitsa	Раковица	611
Tolovitsa	Толовица	70
Tsar Shishmanovo	Цар Шишманово	157
Valchek	Вълчек	81
Total		1,938

Demography

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

Makresh Municipality
Year	1975	1985	1992	2001	2005	2007	2009	2011
Population	5,876	4,333	3,623	2,550	2,270	2,129	1,938	...
Sources: National Statistical Institute,[1][5][6] Census 2001,[7] Census 2011,[8] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,??

See also

• Provinces of Bulgaria
• Municipalities of Bulgaria
• List of cities and towns in Bulgaria

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
2. ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
3. ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
4. ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
5. ^ (Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Municipalities population 1985
6. ^ (Bulgarian)National Statistical Institute - Municipalities population 1992
7. ^ (English)National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
8. ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“

External links

• Info website (Bulgarian)