Pomorie_Municipality
Pomorie Municipality
Municipality in Burgas, Bulgaria
Pomorie Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Поморие, Obshtina Pomorie) is located in the Burgas Province, Bulgaria. The territory is 413.3 km2 and the population is 28,572. The main economic activities are tourism, wine industry and grape growing.
Pomorie Municipality
Община Поморие | |
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Municipality (Obshtina) | |
Building of Pomorie Municipality, 2010 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Burgas |
| Seat | Pomorie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 413.19 km2 (159.53 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 27,780 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
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The Pomorie Municipality experiences a mild climate, especially in the winters which see little precipitation.[1]
Black-sand beaches containing magnetic compounds can be visited near the town of Pomorie.[2]
Several natural regions are located in the Pomorie Municipality. These include the Pomoriysko Lake (Lake Pomorie), Chairite, Koriata and the Dobrovanski Gabi.[3] Lake Pomorie is a natural hyper-saline lagoon north of the town of Pomorie.[2] Parts of the lake have been turned into salt-pans.[2]
There are three sub-regions of the territory which include the Black Sea coast, the Tundzhanska undulating plain and the Eastern Stara Planina.[3]
The center is the town of Pomorie. The settlements in the municipality include the following 14 villages and 2 towns (in bold):
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:
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- Kay, Annie (2015). Bulgaria (2nd ed.). Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 275. ISBN 9781841629377.
- "Municipality Pomorie". Guide Bulgaria. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
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