Apriltsi Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Lovech Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located from the northern slopes of the central Stara planina mountain to the area of the Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Apriltsi.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 3,554 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
The area covers parts of the Central Balkan National Park which is listed as Category 2 by The World Conservation Union (IUCN).
Settlements
Apriltsi Municipality includes the following 4 places (towns are shown in bold): Town/Village Cyrillic Population Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009(December 2009) Apriltsi Априлци 3,207 Drashkova Polyana Драшкова поляна 101 Skandaloto Скандалото 67 Velchevo Велчево 179 Total 3,554
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 Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Official website Apriltsi Info Portal