Dimovo Municipality

Dimovo Municipality
Община Димово
Municipality
E78 road in Dimovo
E78 road in Dimovo
Dimovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Vidin Province.
Dimovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Vidin Province.
Coordinates: 43°43′N 22°46′E / 43.717°N 22.767°E / 43.717; 22.767
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Vidin
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Dimovo
Area
 • Total
402.87 km2 (155.55 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)[1]
 • Total
7,175
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Dimovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Димово) is a municipality (obshtina) in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dimovo.

The municipality embraces a territory of 402.87 km2 (155.55 sq mi) with a population of 7,175 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]

The main road E79 (I-1) crosses the area, connecting the province centre of Vidin with the city of Montana and respectively with the western operating part of Hemus motorway.