Dve Mogili Municipality

Dve Mogili Municipality (Bulgarian: Две могили) is a municipality (obshtina) in Ruse Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain, about 15 km southeast of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dve Mogili.

Dve Mogili Municipality
Община Две могили
Municipality
Dve Mogili Municipality within Bulgaria and Ruse Province.
Coordinates: 43°33′N 25°55′E
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Ruse
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Dve Mogili
Area
  Total345 km2 (133 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)
  Total10,341
  Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The municipality embraces a territory of 345 km2 (133 sq mi) with a population of 10,341 inhabitants, as of December 2009.

The area is best known with Orlova Chuka cave. Accidentally discovered in 1941, with its 13,437 m, it is the second-longest in the country.

The main road E85 touches the northwest border of the municipality, connecting the province centre of Ruse with the cities of Veliko Tarnovo and respectively Pleven and Sofia.

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