Chiprovtsi Municipality

Chiprovtsi Municipality
Община Чипровци
Municipality
Chiprovtsi Municipality within Bulgaria and Montana Province.
Chiprovtsi Municipality within Bulgaria and Montana Province.
Coordinates: 43°23′N 22°50′E / 43.383°N 22.833°E / 43.383; 22.833
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Montana
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Chiprovtsi
Area
 • Total
286.8 km2 (110.7 sq mi)
Population
 (Census February 2011)[1]
 • Total
3,657
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Chiprovtsi Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Чипровци) is a small frontier municipality (obshtina) in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located on the northern slopes of western Stara Planina mountain and the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Chiprovtsi. In the southwest, the municipality borders on Republic of Serbia.

The area embraces a territory of 286.8 km2 with a population of 3,657 inhabitants, as of February 2011.[1]