Silistra Municipality
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Silistra Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Силистра) is a municipality (obshtina) in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river, in the Danubian Plain, bounded by Romania to the northeast and north beyond the river. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Silistra which is also the capital of the province.
Silistra Municipality
Община Силистра | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 44°2′N 27°13′E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Silistra |
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Silistra |
Area | |
• Total | 515.89 km2 (199.19 sq mi) |
Population (December 2009)[2] | |
• Total | 54,885 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 515.89 km2 (199.19 sq mi)[1] with a population of 54,885 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[2]
Aside from the historical heritage of the main town, the area is best known with the Srebarna Nature Reserve around the lake of the same name. The main roads I-7, II-21 and II-71 crosses the municipality, connecting the province centre of Silistra with the cities of Shumen, Ruse and Dobrich.