Lyaskovets Municipality
Lyaskovets Municipality
Община Лясковец | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Lyaskovets Municipality within Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°6′N 25°45′E / 43.100°N 25.750°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Lyaskovets |
| Area | |
• Total | 117.54 km2 (45.38 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009) | |
• Total | 13,677 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lyaskovets Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Лясковец) is a municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located in the transition between the Danubian Plain and the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Lyaskovets.
The municipality embraces a territory of 117.54 km2 (45.38 sq mi) with a population of 13,677 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The main road E772 crosses the area centrally, connecting the province centre of Veliko Tarnovo with the city of Targovishte and the eastern operating part of Hemus motorway.