Batak Municipality
Municipality in Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
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Batak Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Батак) is a municipality in the Pazardzhik Province of Bulgaria.
Batak Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
.png) Location of Batak Municipality in Pazardzhik Province | |
  Batak Municipality Location of Batak Municipality in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 41°57′N 24°13′E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Pazardzhik Province |
| Capital | Batak |
| Area | |
• Total | 677.31 km2 (261.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,781 m (5,843 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,144 |
| • Density | 9.071/km2 (23.49/sq mi) |
| ZIP code | 4580 |
| Area code | 03553 |
Demography
Ethnic composition of Batak Municipality
- Bulgarians (53.5%)
- Turks (38.4%)
- Gypsies/Romani (3.43%)
- No identification (4.60%)
- Other (0.14%)
At the 2011 census, the population of Batak was 6,144. Most of the inhabitants (53.46%) were Bulgarians, and there were significant minorities of Gypsies/Romani (3.43%) and Turks (38.34%).[1][2] 4.6% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.
Communities
Towns
Villages
- Fotinovo
- Nova Mahala