Loznitsa Municipality
Община Лозница | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Loznitsa Municipality within Bulgaria and Razgrad Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′N 26°36′E / 43.383°N 26.600°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Razgrad |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Loznitsa |
| Area | |
• Total | 249.48 km2 (96.32 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 9,732 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Loznitsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Лозница) is a municipality (obshtina) in Razgrad Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Loznitsa.
The municipality embraces a territory of 249.48 km2 (96.32 sq mi) with a population of 9,732 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The area contains the Beli Lom Reservoir, developed along the river of the same name. The main road II-49 crosses the municipality from north to south connecting the province centre of Razgrad with the city of Targovishte and respectevly the Danube Bridge with the Kotel pass in the eastern Stara planina mountain.
- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine