Sarnitsa (also transcribed Surnica, bg, Сърница ) is a small town in the
Pazardzhik Province, southern Bulgaria. it has 3,511 inhabitants.
Formerly a village, it gained its town status in September 2003
and since January 2015 has formed the administrative centre of the homonymous
Sarnitsa Municipality
Sarnitsa Municipality (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Община Сърница) is one of the municipalities located in Pazardzhik Province. Its administrative centre is Sarnitsa, Pazardzhik Province, Sarnitsa. The municipality was established ...
.
Most inhabitants are ethnic
Bulgarians and their main religion is
Islam
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.
That means that Sarnitsa is a predominantly
Pomak settlement. The city has an
ageing
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age structure.
References
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Populated places in Pazardzhik Province
Towns in Bulgaria
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