Gabrovo Municipality

Gabrovo Municipality is a municipality (obshtina) in Gabrovo Province, North-central Bulgaria, located on the northern slopes of the central Stara planina mountain to the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Gabrovo which is also the capital of the province.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 67,501 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
Aside from the rich cultural landmarks of the main city, the area is best known with the beautifully preserved architectural reserve of Bozhentsi village and the north approach to Shipka Pass which was a noted place of the Bulgarian history and one of the main transport connections between the north and south parts of Bulgaria and the Balkan peninsula.
Settlements
(towns are shown in bold):
Population (December 2009)
Gabrovo - Габрово - 60,281
Angelov - Ангелов - 46
Armenite - Армените - 125
Baevtsi - Баевци - 4
Balanite - Баланите - 16
Balinovtsi - Балиновци - 14
Bankovtsi - Банковци - 30
Bekriite - Бекриите - 5
Belomazhite - Беломъжите - 17
Bobevtsi - Бобевци - 2
Bogdanchovtsi - Богданчовци - 35
Bozhentsi - Боженци - 38
Boynovtsi - Бойновци - 16
Boycheta - Бойчета - 2
Boltata - Болтата - 28
Boriki - Борики - 160
Borskoto - Борското - 15
Branetsite - Брънеците - 60
Byalkovo - Бялково - 11
Chavei - Чавеи - 27
Charkovo - Чарково - 171
Chervena lokva - Червена локва - 6
Chernevtsi - Черневци - 8
Chitakovtsi - Читаковци - 15
Chukilite - Чукилите - 19
Debel dyal - Дебел дял - 109
Dzhumriite - Джумриите - 9
Divetsi - Дивеци - 11
Donino - Донино - 166
Draganovtsi - Драгановци - 412
Draganchetata - Драганчетата - 32
Dragievtsi - Драгиевци - 47
Dragomani - Драгомани - 7
Dumnitsi - Думници - 49
Ezeroto - Езерото - 22
Fargovtsi - Фърговци - 25
Gaykini - Гайкини - 2
Gaytanite - Гайтаните - 32
Garvan - Гарван - 53
Genovtsi - Геновци - 6
Genchovtsi - Генчовци - 14
Gergini - Гергини - 138
Gledatsi - Гледаци - 79
Gornova mogila - Горнова могила - 4
Grablevtsi - Гръблевци - 19
Gabene - Гъбене - 288
Haracherite - Харачерите - 29
Ivanili - Иванили - 17
Ivankovtsi - Иванковци - 29
Iglikika - Игликика - 10
Iztochnik - Източник - 21
Kameshitsa - Камешица - 69
Karali - Карали - 9
Kievtsi - Киевци - 118
Kmetovtsi - Кметовци - 33
Kmetcheta - Кметчета - 6
Kozi rog - Кози рог - 71
Kolishovtsi - Колишовци - 0
Kopcheliite - Копчелиите - 106
Kostadinite - Костадините - 7
Kostenkovtsi - Костенковци - 35
Lesicharka - Лесичарка - 85
Loza - Лоза - 65
Malini - Малини - 30
Malusha - Малуша - 5
Mezhdeni - Междени - 45
Mechkovitsa - Мечковица - 38
Milkovtsi - Милковци - 48
Mihaylovtsi - Михайловци - 40
Michkovtsi - Мичковци - 58
Mrahori - Мрахори - 33
Muzga - Музга - 142
Nikolchovtsi - Николчовци - 39
Novakovtsi - Новаковци - 128
Ovoshtartsi - Овощарци - 12
Orlovtsi - Орловци - 53
Parchovtsi - Парчовци - 15
Peyovtsi - Пейовци - 8
Penkovtsi - Пенковци - 16
Petrovtsi - Петровци - 8
Petsovtsi - Пецовци - 34
Popari - Попари - 2
Popovtsi - Поповци - 525
Potok - Поток - 12
Prahali - Прахали - 51
Prodanovtsi - Продановци - 0
Partevtsi - Пъртевци - 7
Raynovtsi - Райновци - 128
Rahovtsi - Раховци - 47
Rachevtsi - Рачевци - 17
Redeshkovtsi - Редешковци - 0
Ruychovtsi - Руйчовци - 2
Ryazkovtsi - Рязковци - 45
Svinarski dol - Свинарски дол - 13
Sedyankovtsi - Седянковци - 43
Seykovtsi - Сейковци - 6
Semerdzhiite - Семерджиите - 2
Sharani - Шарани - 15
Shipchenite - Шипчените - 16
Smilovtsi - Смиловци - 42
Solari - Солари - 9
Spantsi - Спанци - 15
Spasovtsi - Спасовци - 11
Starilkovtsi - Старилковци - 7
Stefanovo - Стефаново - 9
Stoevtsi - Стоевци - 90
Stoykovtsi - Стойковци - 19
Stoychovtsi - Стойчовци - 24
Stomanetsite - Стоманеците - 28
Sabotkovtsi - Съботковци - 49
Todorovtsi - Тодоровци - 8
Todorcheta - Тодорчета - 17
Torbalazhite - Торбалъжите - 20
Trapeskovtsi - Трапесковци - 15
Tranito - Трънито - 176
Tsvyatkovtsi - Цвятковци - 17
Uzunite - Узуните - 18
Yavorets - Яворец - 631
Yankovtsi - Янковци - 120
Yasenite - Ясените - 23
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Religion
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
See also
Provinces of Bulgaria
Municipalities of Bulgaria
List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links
Official website
Municipalities in Gabrovo Province