Pavlikeni Municipality

Pavlikeni Municipality
Община Павликени
Municipality
Pavlikeni Municipality within Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Pavlikeni Municipality within Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Coordinates: 43°16′N 25°19′E / 43.267°N 25.317°E / 43.267; 25.317
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Veliko Tarnovo
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Pavlikeni
Area
 • Total622 km2 (240 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)[1]
 • Total26,342
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pavlikeni Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Павликени) is a municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located mostly in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Pavlikeni.

The municipality embraces a territory of 622.56 km2 (240.37 sq mi) with a population of 26,342 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]

The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the area, connecting the capital city of Sofia with the port of Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.