Batak Municipality

Summary

Batak Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Батак) is a municipality in the Pazardzhik Province of Bulgaria.

Batak Municipality
Municipality
Coat of arms of Batak Municipality
Location of Batak Municipality in Pazardzhik Province
Location of Batak Municipality in Pazardzhik Province
Batak Municipality is located in Bulgaria
Batak Municipality
Batak Municipality
Location of Batak Municipality in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°57′00″N 24°13′01″E / 42.95000°N 24.21694°E / 42.95000; 24.21694
Country Bulgaria
ProvincePazardzhik Province
CapitalBatak
Area
 • Total677.31 km2 (261.51 sq mi)
Elevation
1,781 m (5,843 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,144
 • Density9.1/km2 (23/sq mi)
ZIP code
4580
Area code03553

Demography edit

Ethnic composition of Batak Municipality

  Bulgarians (53.46%)
  Turks (38.4%)
  Gypsies/Romani (3.43%)
  No identification (4.6%)
  Other (0.14%)

At the 2011 census, the population of Batak was 6,144. Most of the inhabitants (53.46%) were Bulgarians, and there were significant minorities of Gypsies/Romani (3.43%) and Turks (38.34%).[1][2] 4.6% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.

Communities edit

Towns edit

Villages edit

  • Fotinovo
  • Nova Mahala

References edit

  1. ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.