Kavarna Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Каварна) is a municipality (obshtina) in Dobrich Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Kavarna.
Kavarna Municipality
Община Каварна | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Kavarna Municipality within Bulgaria and Dobrich Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′N 28°22′E / 43.467°N 28.367°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Dobrich |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Kavarna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 481.4 km2 (185.9 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,861 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 481.4 km2 (185.9 sq mi) with a population of 15,861 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
Geographically, the area is best known with the long and narrow headland of Kaliakra. The main road E87 crosses the municipality connecting the port of Varna with the Romanian port of Constanța.
Settlements
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Kavarna Municipality includes the following 21 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Kavarna | Каварна | 11,397 |
| Belgun | Белгун | 390 |
| Bilo | Било | 48 |
| Bozhurets | Божурец | 131 |
| Balgarevo | Българево | 1,396 |
| Chelopechene | Челопечене | 110 |
| Hadzhi Dimitar | Хаджи Димитър | 117 |
| Irechek | Иречек | 25 |
| Kamen Bryag | Камен бряг | 81 |
| Krupen | Крупен | 40 |
| Mogilishte | Могилище | 97 |
| Neykovo | Нейково | 99 |
| Poruchik Chunchevo | Поручик Чунчево | 62 |
| Rakovski | Раковски | 300 |
| Sveti Nikola | Свети Никола | 239 |
| Seltse | Селце | 120 |
| Septemvriytsi | Септемврийци | 538 |
| Topola | Топола | 156 |
| Travnik | Травник | 43 |
| Vidno | Видно | 187 |
| Vranino | Вранино | 285 |
| Total | 15,861 |
Demography
editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Kavarna Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 19,709 | 19,096 | 18,044 | 16,688 | 16,317 | 16,094 | 15,861 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Religion
editAccording 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
editReferences
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)