Kaolinovo Municipality
Kaolinovo Municipality Община Каолиново | |
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Municipality | |
Kaolinovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province. | |
Coordinates: 43°35′N 27°5′E / 43.583°N 27.083°ECoordinates: 43°35′N 27°5′E / 43.583°N 27.083°E | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Province (Oblast) | Shumen |
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Kaolinovo |
Area | |
• Total | 293 km2 (113 sq mi) |
Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 12,251 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Kaolinovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Каолиново) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Ludogorie geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Kaolinovo.
The municipality embraces a territory of 293 km² with a population of 12,251 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
Settlements
Kaspichan
Novi Pazar
Veliki Preslav
Smyadovo
Varbitsa
Hitrino
Venets
Nikola Kozlevo
Kaolinovo Municipality within Shumen Province
Kaolinovo Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold):
Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
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Kaolinovo | Каолиново | 1,538 |
Branichevo | Браничево | 1,220 |
Doyrantsi | Дойранци | 535 |
Dolina | Долина | 503 |
Gusla | Гусла | 664 |
Kliment | Климент | 1019 |
Lisi Vrah | Лиси връх | 69 |
Lyatno | Лятно | 584 |
Naum | Наум | 433 |
Omarchevo | Омарчево | 38 |
Pristoe | Пристое | 983 |
Sini Vir | Сини вир | 604 |
Sredkovets | Средковец | 642 |
Todor Ikonomovo | Тодор Икономово | 2,027 |
Takach | Тъкач | 718 |
Zagoriche | Загориче | 674 |
Total | 12,251 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Kaolinovo Municipality | ||||||||
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Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Population | 20,916 | 19,382 | 13,556 | 12,544 | 12,518 | 12,456 | 12,251 | 12,093 |
Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] |
Ethnic composition
According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following:
Ethnic group | Population | Percentage |
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Bulgarians | 722 | 6.3% |
Turks | 8964 | 77.6% |
Roma (Gypsy) | 1675 | 14.5% |
Other | 12 | 0.1% |
Undeclared | 175 | 1.5% |
See also
References
- 1 2 (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ↑ Population by province, municipality, settlement and age by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute
- ↑ Population of Bulgarian divisions
- ↑ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (Bulgarian)
External links
- Official website (Bulgarian)
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