Sarnitsa (also transcribed Surnica, Bulgarian: Сърница [sɐrˈnit͡sɐ]) is a small town in the Pazardzhik Province, southern Bulgaria. As of 2022^[update] it has 3,511 inhabitants.^[1] Formerly a village, it gained its town status in September 2003^[2] and since January 2015 has formed the administrative centre of the homonymous Sarnitsa Municipality.

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Sarnitsa
Town
Sarnitsa Location of Sarnitsa, Bulgaria
Coordinates: 41°44′N 24°2′E
Country	Bulgaria
Provinces (Oblast)	Pazardzhik
Municipality (Obshtina)	Sarnitsa
Government
• Mayor	Nebi Bozov
Elevation	1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,579
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
Postal Code	4633
Area code	03547
Website	http://www.sarnitsa.bg/

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Most inhabitants are ethnic Bulgarians and their main religion is Islam.^[2] That means that Sarnitsa is a predominantly Pomak settlement. The city has an ageing age structure.^{[citation needed]}