Targovishte Municipality
Targovishte Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Търговище) is a municipality (obshtina) in Targovishte Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the transition between the Danubian Plain and the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Targovishte which is also the capital of the province.
Targovishte Municipality
Община Търговище | |
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Municipality | |
 Targovishte Municipality within Bulgaria and Targovishte Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°14′N 26°33′E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Targovishte |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Targovishte |
| Area | |
| • Total | 872 km2 (337 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 60,497 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 872 km2 with a population of 60,497 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1] The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the area north of the main city.
Settlements
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(towns are shown in bold):
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Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Targovishte Municipality has comprised the former municipalities of Dralfa and Makariopolsko and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
| Targovishte Municipality | ||||||||
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| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 62,069 | 66,502 | 70,355 | 60,890 | 62,188 | 61,458 | 60,497 | 57,264 |
| 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 | 33229 | 62.4% |
| Turks | 14883 | 28% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 3902 | 7.3% |
| Other | 594 | 1.1% |
| Undeclared | 602 | 1.1% |
Religious composition
The religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, according to the 2011 census, was the following: 58,8% is a member of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, which makes Bulgarian Orthodox Christians the largest religious group in the municipality. The second largest religious group, with 30,1% of the total population, is the Muslim minority (Islam in Bulgaria). Around 7,5% preferred not to answer and a further 2,8% had no religion.[9]
See also
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References
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- (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
- 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 (in Bulgarian)
- "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
