Borino Municipality

41°41′0″N 24°17′0″E / 41.68333°N 24.28333°E / 41.68333; 24.28333

Borino Municipality
Община Борино
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceSmolyan Province
Area
 • Total
173.2 km2 (66.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
3,118[1]

Borino Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Борино) is a municipality in Smolyan Province, southern Bulgaria. Covering a territory of 173,2 km2, it is the eighth largest of the ten municipalities in the province and takes 5.42% of its total area. It is among the few municipalities of Bulgaria that consists only of villages. It is entirely located in the western Rhodope Mountains.

Demography

The population is 3,118 as of 2022.[1] There are five villages — the capital Borino (pop. 2,338),[1] as well as Buynovo (230),[1] Chala (108),[1] Kozhari (63)[1] and Yagodina (379).[1]

  • The village of Buynovo
    The village of Buynovo
  • A view to Buynovo Gorge
    A view to Buynovo Gorge
  • A bridge near Buynovo
    A bridge near Buynovo
  • The village of Chala
    The village of Chala

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 24 December 2023.

References

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  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).