Chuprene Municipality
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Chuprene Municipality Община Чупрене |
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| Municipality | |
 Chuprene Municipality within Bulgaria and Vidin Province. |
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| Coordinates: 43°29′N 22°41′E / 43.483°N 22.683°ECoordinates: 43°29′N 22°41′E / 43.483°N 22.683°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria
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| Province (Oblast) | Vidin |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Chuprene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 330 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009) | |
| • Total | 2,285 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Chuprene Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Чупрене) is a frontier municipality (obshtina) in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the vicinity of the western parts of Stara Planina range in the so-called Fore-Balkan area. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Chuprene. In the southwest, the municipality borders on Republic of Serbia.
The area embraces a territory of 330 km² with a population of 2,285 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
Midzhur peak (2,168 m (7,116 ft)), the highest point of the western Balkan mountains, is located in the municipality almost on the very border with Serbia.
Chuprene Municipality includes the following 9 places all of them villages:
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
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