Garmen Municipality
Община Гърмен | |
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Municipality (Obshtina) | |
 Coat of arms | |
.png) Location in Blagoevgrad province Location on map of Bulgaria  | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′N 23°49′E / 41.600°N 23.817°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Blagoevgrad |
| Seat | Garmen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Feim Issa (DPS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 388.48 km2 (149.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,981 |
| • Density | 38.56/km2 (99.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Garmen Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Гърмен) is situated in the southeastern part of Blagoevgrad Province in Southwestern Bulgaria. It is a rural municipality, composed of 16 villages. The administrative center is the village of Garmen, but the most populated village is Ribnovo. The municipality lies in the western part of the Rhodope mountains.