Pavlikeni Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located mostly in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Pavlikeni.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 26,342 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the area, connecting the capital city of Sofia with the port of Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.
Settlements
Pavlikeni Municipality includes the following 20 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) Pavlikeni Павликени 11,151 Batak Батак 951 Butovo Бутово 922 Byala Cherkva Бяла Черква 2,612 Dolna Lipnitsa Долна Липница 806 Dimcha Димча 411 Daskot Дъскот 488 Gorna Lipnitsa Горна Липница 646 Karaisen Караисен 1,210 Lesicheri Лесичери 571 Mihaltsi Михалци 952 Musina Мусина 242 Nedan Недан 1,384 Patresh Патреш 572 Paskalevets Паскалевец 315 Rositsa Росица 169 Slomer Сломер 454 Stambolovo Стамболово 831 Vishovgrad Вишовград 367 Varbovka Върбовка 1,288 Total 26,342
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