Kaspichan Municipality
Kaspichan Municipality
Община Каспичан | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Kaspichan Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′N 27°7′E / 43.283°N 27.117°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Shumen |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Kaspichan |
| Area | |
• Total | 275.06 km2 (106.20 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 8,871 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kaspichan Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Каспичан) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Kaspichan.
The municipality embraces a territory of 279 km2 (108 sq mi) with a population of 8,871 inhabitants as of December 2009.[1] The area is crossed from east to west by the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway, which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the capital Sofia.
Settlements
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Kaspichan Municipality includes the following 9 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Kaspichan | Каспичан | 3,260 |
| Kaspichan (village) | Каспичан | 1,602 |
| Kosovo | Косово | 387 |
| Kyulevcha | Кюлевча | 496 |
| Markovo | Марково | 792 |
| Mogila | Могила | 408 |
| Pliska | Плиска | 1,051 |
| Varbyane | Върбяне | 288 |
| Zlatna niva | Златна нива | 587 |
| Total | 8,871 |
Demography
[edit]The following table illustrates the population change over the last four decades.
| Kaspichan Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 14,418 | 13,154 | 10,483 | 9,808 | 9,405 | 9,219 | 8,871 | 7,916 |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Ethnic composition
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarians | 4,935 | 67.3% |
| Turks | 1,073 | 14.6% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 925 | 12.6% |
| Others | 292 | 4% |
| Undeclared | 103 | 1.4% |
Religion
[edit]According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Bulgarian)