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Elena Municipality

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Country
  
Bulgaria

Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)
  
Elena

Area
  
671.4 km²

Province (Oblast)
  
Veliko Tarnovo

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Population
  
10,407 (Dec 2009)

Elena Municipality

Elena Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Елена) is a municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located on the northern slopes of the central Stara planina mountain in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Elena. It includes a territory of 671,39 km² with a population of 10,407 inhabitants, as of December 2009.

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Map of Elena, Bulgaria

The area is best known for its Bulgarian National Revival atmosphere preserved in its main town. Chumerna peak (1536 meters above sea level) in the Elena-Tvarditsa range is the highest point in the province.

Settlements

(towns are shown in bold):

Demography

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

References

Elena Municipality Wikipedia