Berkovitsa Municipality
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Berkovitsa Municipality Община Берковица |
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| Municipality | |
Stara Planina as seen from Berkovitsa
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 Berkovitsa Municipality within Bulgaria and Montana Province. |
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| Coordinates: 43°15′N 23°8′E / 43.250°N 23.133°ECoordinates: 43°15′N 23°8′E / 43.250°N 23.133°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria
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| Province (Oblast) | Montana |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Berkovitsa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 470 km2 (180 sq mi) |
| Population (Census February 2011) | |
| • Total | 18,503 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Berkovitsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Берковица) is a municipality (obshtina) in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan to the northern slopes of the western Stara planina mountain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Berkovitsa.
The municipality embraces a territory of 470 km² with a population of 18,503 inhabitants, as of February 2011.
Todorini Kukli peak (1,785 m (5,856 ft)) is located in the southeastern part of the area almost on the very border with Varshets Municipality.
Berkovitsa Municipality includes the following 20 places (towns are shown in bold):
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Berkovitsa has a terminus railway station. It is connected to Montana and has access to the railway connecting Vidin and Vratsa. There is infrequent passenger traffic.
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