Cherven Bryag municipality
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Cherven Bryag Municipality Община Червен бряг |
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| Municipality | |
 Cherven Bryag Municipality within Bulgaria and Pleven Province. |
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| Coordinates: 43°17′N 24°9′E / 43.283°N 24.150°ECoordinates: 43°17′N 24°9′E / 43.283°N 24.150°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria
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| Province (Oblast) | Pleven |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Cherven Bryag |
| Area | |
| • Total | 584 km2 (225 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009) | |
| • Total | 30,524 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Cherven Bryag Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Червен бряг) is a municipality (obshtina) in Pleven Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Cherven Bryag. With a population of 30,524, as of December 2009, it is the second largest municipality in the province.
The municipality is located by the right side of the Iskar River, close to the inlet of Zlatna Panega River. It has area of 584 km2.
It borders with Lukovit, Roman, Dolni Dabnik, Iskar, Knezha and Byala Slatina municipalities. The Sofia - Rousse highway and Sofia-Varna railroad pass through municipality.
The municipality has 37 protected areas, including Kuklite ("The Dolls") rock formations on the lands of Resselets village; Kaleto tectonic ridge on the lands of Reselets village; Skoka waterfall on the lands of Reselets; Haydoushka cave near Deventsi; Sedlarkata Rock Bridge on the lands of Rakita; Neolithic settlements near Telish, Thracian settlements in Chomakovtsi, Roman cites near Resselets and Chomakovtsi.
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
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