Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality

Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality
Община Горна Оряховица
Municipality
Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality within Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Coordinates: 43°9′N 25°42′E / 43.150°N 25.700°E / 43.150; 25.700
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Veliko Tarnovo
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Gorna Oryahovitsa
Area
  Total
318 km2 (123 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)
  Total
48,695
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Горна Оряховица) is a municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, central-north Bulgaria. It covers an area of 318 km2 (123 sq mi) with a total population of 48,695 people (as of 2009-12-31). The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa, which is situated at the foot of Arbanashka Mountain, along the Yantra River.