Knezha Municipality ( bg, Община Кнежа) is a
municipality (''
obshtina'') in
Pleven Province, Northern
Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of
Knezha
Knezha ( bg, Кнежа, ) is a town in Pleven Province, Northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Knezha Municipality.
History
The town's name is most probably derived from the Slavic word '' knyaz'' ("prince, duke ...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 317.83 km
2 with a population, as of December 2009, of 14,839 inhabitants.
[Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009]
Settlements
(towns are shown in bold):
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
The provinces of Bulgaria ( bg, области на България, oblasti na Bǎlgarija) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country.
Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces ( bg, области, links=no ...
*
Municipalities of Bulgaria
The 28 Provinces of Bulgaria, provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 265 municipalities (община, ''obshtina''). Municipalities typically comprise multiple towns, villages and settlements and are governed by a mayor who is elected by popul ...
*
List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links
Knezha municipality website
{{Pleven Province
Municipalities in Pleven Province