Kaspichan Municipality
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.
Kaspichan Municipality
Община Каспичан | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Kaspichan Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province. | |
Coordinates: 43°17′N 27°7′E | |
Country | ![]() |
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) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 279 km² 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) |
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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
The following table illustrates the population change over the last four decades.
Kaspichan Municipality | ||||||||
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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
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 | 4,935 | 67.3% |
Turks | 1,073 | 14.6% |
Roma (Gypsy) | 925 | 12.6% |
Others | 292 | 4% |
Undeclared | 103 | 1.4% |
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:
References
- (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
- Official website (in Bulgarian)