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Balchik Municipality
Municipality in Dobrich, Bulgaria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Balchik Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Балчик) is a municipality (obshtina) in Dobrich Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Balchik.
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Balchik Municipality
Община Балчик | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Balchik Municipality within Bulgaria and Dobrich Province. | |
Coordinates: 43°26′N 28°7′E | |
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Province (Oblast) | Dobrich |
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Balchik |
Area | |
• Total | 524.153 km2 (202.377 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 19,331 |
• Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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The municipality embraces a territory of 523 km2 (202 sq mi) with a population of 19,331 inhabitants, as of 2018.[1]
The area is best known with the Balchik Palace complex in the main town as well as the luxury seaside resort of Albena. The main road E87 crosses the municipality connecting the port of Varna with the Romanian port of Konstanza.