Veliki_Preslav_Municipality

Veliki Preslav Municipality

Veliki Preslav Municipality

Municipality in Shumen, Bulgaria

Veliki Preslav Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Велики Преслав; former Preslav Municipality, Bulgarian: Община Преслав) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan north of the eastern part of the Stara planina mountains. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Veliki Preslav, which was one of the ancient capitals of Bulgaria.

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The municipality embraces a territory of 277.65 km2 (107.20 sq mi) with a population of 15,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]

Settlements

Veliki Preslav Municipality includes the following 12 places (towns are shown in bold):

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Demography

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

Veliki Preslav Municipality
Year 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011
Population 21,565 19,945 17,682 16,276 15,855 15,603 15,292 13,382
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:

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Religion

According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
  2. [2]
    (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
  3. [3]
    (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
  4. [4]
    (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
  5. [5]
    National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
  6. [6]
    Population by province, municipality, settlement and age by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute
  7. [7]
    Population of Bulgarian divisions
  8. [8]
    Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
  9. [9]
    "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
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