Pomorie Municipality

Pomorie Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Поморие, Obshtina Pomorie) is located in the Burgas Province, Bulgaria. The territory is 413.3 km2 and the population is 28,572. The main economic activities are tourism, wine industry and grape growing.

Pomorie Municipality
Община Поморие
Municipality (Obshtina)
Building of Pomorie Municipality, 2010
Building of Pomorie Municipality, 2010
Location in Burgas province
Location on map of Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
Province (Oblast)Burgas
SeatPomorie
Area
 • Total413.19 km2 (159.53 sq mi)
Population
 • Total27,780
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.pomorie.org

Climate

The Pomorie Municipality experiences a mild climate, especially in the winters which see little precipitation.[1]

Natural resources

Black-sand beaches containing magnetic compounds can be visited near the town of Pomorie.[2]

Several natural regions are located in the Pomorie Municipality. These include the Pomoriysko Lake (Lake Pomorie), Chairite, Koriata and the Dobrovanski Gabi.[3] Lake Pomorie is a natural hyper-saline lagoon north of the town of Pomorie.[2] Parts of the lake have been turned into salt-pans.[2]

Subdivision

There are three sub-regions of the territory which include the Black Sea coast, the Tundzhanska undulating plain and the Eastern Stara Planina.[3]

The center is the town of Pomorie. The settlements in the municipality include the following 14 villages and 2 towns (in bold):

Demographics

Religion

According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

Religious composition of Pomorie Municipality [4]
Orthodox Christianity
 
 68.5%
Catholicism
 
 0.4%
Protestantism
 
 2.4%
Islam
 
 17.2%
No religion
 
 2.2%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
 
 9.3%

References
  1. "Pomorie". Bulgaria. European Regional Development Fund. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. Kay, Annie (2015). Bulgaria (2nd ed.). Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 275. ISBN 9781841629377.
  3. "Municipality Pomorie". Guide Bulgaria. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.

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