▁of ▁ 8 6 8 , 6   km ² ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁around ▁ 2 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 / 3 ▁of ▁which ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sv oge ▁itself . ▁The ▁municipality ▁also ▁includes ▁ 3 7 ▁villages . ▁The ▁municipality ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁by ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁neighb ours ▁Mont ana ▁Province , ▁V r ats a ▁Province ▁& ▁Sof ia ▁( City ▁of ) ▁province . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁ ▁Religion ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁latest ▁Bulgar ian ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁religious ▁composition , ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁answered ▁the ▁optional ▁question ▁on ▁religious ▁identification , ▁was ▁the ▁following : ▁▁ ▁Near ly ▁all ▁inhabitants ▁are ▁Christians . ▁ ▁Pop ulated ▁places ▁▁ ▁Bak y ovo ▁ ▁Bat ul ia ▁ ▁B ov ▁ ▁Bre ze ▁ ▁Bre z ov d ol ▁ ▁B uk ov ets ▁ ▁Dob arch in ▁ ▁Dob rav its a ▁ ▁Dru z he vo ▁ ▁El en ov ▁dol ▁ ▁Gab rov n its a ▁ ▁G ara ▁B ov ▁ ▁G ara ▁Lak at nik ▁ ▁G ou bis lav ▁ ▁I sk rets ▁ ▁Lak at nik ▁ ▁Les kov d ol ▁ ▁L uk ovo ▁ ▁Lev ish te ▁▁ ▁Man ast ir ish te ▁ ▁Milan ovo ▁ ▁O go ya ▁ ▁O ple t ny a ▁ ▁O sen ov lag ▁ ▁Reb ro vo ▁ ▁Red ina