Kostenets Municipality

Kostenets Municipality Община Костенец
Municipality
Kostenets Municipality Location of Kostenets (town)
Coordinates: 42°19′N 23°50′E / 42.317°N 23.833°E / 42.317; 23.833
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Sofia
Area
• Total	302 km2 (117 sq mi)
Population  (2009-03-15)[1]
• Total	14,154
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The Kostenets municipality (Bulgarian: Община Костенец) is one of the 22 municipalities of the Sofia Province, Bulgaria. The extent of the territory is 302 km² and it had 14,154 inhabitants as of 2009. It encompasses the Valley of Gorna Banya, along the upper flow of the Maritsa river, surrounded by Rila to the south and Sredna Gora to the north. The region has many warm mineral springs in the spa resorts of Momin Prohod, Momina Banya, Kostenets and Pchelinski Bani. The municipality has an important transport location with the Trakiya motorway, the first class road Sofia-Plovdiv and the Sofia-Plovdiv railway passing through it.