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Dryanovo Municipality

Dryanovo Municipality
Община Дряново
Municipality
Dryanovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Gabrovo Province.
Dryanovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Gabrovo Province.
Coordinates: 42°59′N 25°27′E / 42.983°N 25.450°E / 42.983; 25.450Coordinates: 42°59′N 25°27′E / 42.983°N 25.450°E / 42.983; 25.450
Country  Bulgaria
Province (Oblast) Gabrovo
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) Dryanovo
Area
 • Total 248.5 km2 (95.9 sq mi)
Population (December 2011)
 • Total 9,587
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Dryanovo (or Drjanovo) Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Дряново) is a municipality (obshtina) in Gabrovo Province, North-central Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan between Stara planina mountain and the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dryanovo.

The municipality embraces a territory of 248.5 km² with a population of 9,587 inhabitants, as of December 2011.

The area is best known with the Dryanovo Monastery, situated close to the main town, and Bacho Kiro Cave.


Dryanovo Municipality includes the following 46 places (towns are shown in bold):

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


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