43°36′N 23°11′E / 43.600°N 23.183°E
Montana Province
Област Монтана | |
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![]() Location of Montana Province in Bulgaria | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Capital | Montana |
Municipalities | 11 |
Area | |
• Total | 3,635.5 km2 (1,403.7 sq mi) |
Population (Census February 2011[1]) | |
• Total | 148,098 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
License plate | M |
Montana Province is a province in northwestern Bulgaria. The capital city is also named Montana.
The province borders Serbia in the southwest and Romania in the north. It is between the Danube river and the Balkan Mountains.
The Montana province has 11 municipalities. The following table shows the names of each municipality, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population as of 2011.
Municipality | Pop.[2][3] | Town/Village | Pop.[2][4][5] |
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Berkovitsa | 19,587 | Berkovitsa | 14,124 |
Boychinovtsi | 9,611 | Boychinovtsi | 1,588 |
Brusartsi | 5,140 | Brusartsi | 1,277 |
Chiprovtsi | 3,773 | Chiprovtsi | 1,937 |
Georgi Damyanovo | 2,867 | Georgi Damyanovo | 494 |
Lom | 31,064 | Lom | 25,321 |
Medkovets | 4,103 | Medkovets | 1,866 |
Montana | 57,064 | Montana | 46,574 |
Valchedram | 9,988 | Valchedram | 3,748 |
Varshets | 8,424 | Varshets | 6,439 |
Yakimovo | 4,481 | Yakimovo | 1,711 |