Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) Elena Area 671.4 km² | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 10,407 (Dec 2009) | |
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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(Text) CC BY-SA