Rila Municipality


Rila Municipality is located in southeastern Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria. Its administrative centre is Rila. The municipality covers an area of, of which 54.84% is forests and only 19.3% is arable.., the population was 3606.
Locations in Rila Municipality include:
Several peaks higher than 2,000 metres are part of the municipality, including Rilets, Yosifitsa, Kanarata, Zliya Zab, Kalin, Elenin Vrah and Tsarev Vrah. The municipality also boasts 28 mountain lakes. The area is also rich in medieval Bulgarian Orthodox churches and monasteries.

Demography

Religion

According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: