Rila Municipality

Rila Municipality (Bulgarian: Рила) is located in southeastern Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria.

The municipality covers an area of 361 square kilometres (139 sq mi), of which 54.84% is forests; only 19.3% is arable.

[1] Locations in Rila Municipality include: Several peaks higher than 2,000 metres are part of the municipality, including Rilets (2,731 m), Yosifitsa (2,697 m), Kanarata (2,619 m), Zliya Zab (2,678 m), Kalin (2,667 m), Elenin Vrah (2,654 m) and Tsarev Vrah (2,378 m).

The area is also rich in medieval Bulgarian Orthodox churches and monasteries.

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