Montana Province, Administrative province in northwestern Bulgaria
Montana Province spans 3,635 square kilometers between the Danube River and Balkan Mountains, containing eleven municipalities with diverse agricultural landscapes and forested areas.
The region evolved from a Roman military settlement named Castra ad Montanesium in 160 AD to become an administrative province of Bulgaria in January 1999.
The population of 148,098 residents includes Bulgarian, Roma, and Turkish communities, with Orthodox Christianity as the primary religious practice across the municipalities.
Montana Province connects to neighboring regions through established road networks, with the city of Montana serving as the administrative center at 211 meters elevation.
The municipality of Chiprovtsi maintains traditional carpet manufacturing techniques that represent specific patterns and methods from this Bulgarian region.
Location: Bulgaria
Inception: January 8, 1999
Capital city: Montana
Elevation above the sea: 211 m
Shares border with: Vidin Province, Vratsa Province, Sofia Province
Website: http://MontanaBG.org
GPS coordinates: 43.60000,23.18333
Latest update: March 3, 2025 01:20
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