Gotse Delchev Municipality
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Gotse Delchev Municipality Община Гоце Делчев |
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| Municipality (Obshtina) | ||
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.png) Location in Blagoevgrad province Location on map of Bulgaria
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| Coordinates: 41°34′00″N 23°44′00″E / 41.5667°N 23.7333°ECoordinates: 41°34′00″N 23°44′00″E / 41.5667°N 23.7333°E | ||
| Country | Bulgaria | |
| Province (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad | |
| Seat | Gotse Delchev | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Vladimir Moskov (BSP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 330.210 km2 (127.495 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 32,525 | |
| • Density | 103/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | www |
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Gotse Delchev Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Гоце Делчев, Obshtina Gotse Delchev) is a municipality in Blagoevgrad Province in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern part of Bulgaria in the valley of Mesta river and the surrounding parts of Pirin and Rhodope mountains, bordering with Sandanski Municipality to the west, Bansko Municipality to the north, Garmen Municipality to the east and Hadzhidimovo Municipality to the south.
Gotse Delchev Municipality is a mountainous municipality. The town and the villages of Borovo, Banichan, Gospodinci and Musomishta are lying in the valley of Mesta river. The villages Delchevo, Dobrotino, Lazhnitsa, Kornitsa and Breznitsa are in the Pirin Mountain. Bukovo is the only village in the Rhodope Mountains.
The highest point of the municipality is the peak of Chengelchal - 2709 m, located in its most northwestern part.
The lowest point is 430 m and is located in the Gotse Delchev valley near the town.
In the northwestern part of the municipality there are other peaks over 2600 m high and their slopes are forming cirques with lakes. In the western part is situated peak Orelek - 2099 m high and in the south are the green slopes of the mountain of Ali Botush.
The climate in the municipality is Transitional Mediterranean and is depending on the altitude. The lowest parts in the valley of Mesta river are strongly influenced by the Mediterranean climatic processes. In the mountainous parts the climate is getting colder, especially higher than 2000 meters in the Pirin Mountain. The winter is mild in the Mesta river valley near the town with rainfall maximum in November. The weather is severe in the highest areas with long and snowy winter, cold spring, short summer and early autumn with high risk of avalanches in the late winter and in the spring.
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