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Burgas Municipality

Coordinates: 42°29′36″N 27°28′21″E / 42.4934°N 27.4725°E / 42.4934; 27.4725
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Burgas Municipality
Община Бургас
Municipality (Obshtina)
Location in Burgas province
Location on map of Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
Province (Oblast)Burgas
SeatBurgas
Area
 • Total488.61 km2 (188.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total232,311
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.burgas.bg/en

Burgas Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Бургас, Obshtina Burgas) is the most populated municipality in Burgas Province. It includes Burgas, the town of Balgarovo and 12 villages. After a referendum in 2011 Izvor became part of Burgas Municipality.[1]

Demographics

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Religion

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According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

Religious composition of Burgas Municipality [2]
Orthodox Christianity
 
 85.8%
Catholicism
 
 0.4%
Protestantism
 
 1.1%
Islam
 
 2.2%
No religion
 
 4.6%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
 
 5.9%

References

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  1. ^ "Село Извор вече част от Община Бургас - Бургас".
  2. ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
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