The municipality embraces a territory of 888.85 km2 (343.19 sq mi) with a population of 33,827 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The area is best known with the Troyan Monastery - the third biggest in Bulgaria, and the north approach to Beklemeto Pass, also known as Troyan Pass, which is one of the connections between the north and south parts of the country.
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Troyan Municipality
Year
1975
1985
1992
2001
2005
2007
2009
2011
Population
47,231
45,089
41,284
37,348
35,214
34,718
33,827
...
Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7]
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:
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