Popovo Municipality
Popovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Попово) is a municipality (obshtina) in Targovishte Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the eastern part of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Popovo.
Popovo Municipality Община Попово | |
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Municipality | |
Popovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Targovishte Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 26°15′E / 43.317°N 26.250°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Targovishte |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Popovo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 833 km2 (322 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 31,479 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 833 km2 (322 sq mi) with a population of 31,479 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1] The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the southern part of the area.
Settlements edit
Popovo Municipality includes the following 34 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Popovo | Попово | 15,548 |
| Aprilovo | Априлово | 614 |
| Baba Tonka | Баба Тонка | 111 |
| Berkovski | Берковски | 108 |
| Braknitsa | Бракница | 79 |
| Dolets | Долец | 90 |
| Dolna Kabda | Долна Кабда | 243 |
| Drinovo | Дриново | 541 |
| Elenovo | Еленово | 481 |
| Gagovo | Гагово | 812 |
| Gloginka | Глогинка | 553 |
| Goritsa | Горица | 164 |
| Ivancha | Иванча | 29 |
| Konak | Конак | 93 |
| Kozitsa | Козица | 337 |
| Kardam | Кардам | 1,491 |
| Kovachevets | Ковачевец | 691 |
| Lomtsi | Ломци | 1,052 |
| Marchino | Марчино | 124 |
| Medovina | Медовина | 878 |
| Manastiritsa | Манастирица | 39 |
| Osikovo | Осиково | 205 |
| Palamartsa | Паламарца | 634 |
| Posabina | Посабина | 250 |
| Pomoshtitsa | Помощица | 120 |
| Sadina | Садина | 1,117 |
| Slavyanovo | Славяново | 861 |
| Svetlen | Светлен | 1,208 |
| Trastika | Тръстика | 311 |
| Voditsa | Водица | 796 |
| Zavetno | Заветно | 114 |
| Zaraevo | Зараево | 981 |
| Zvezda | Звезда | 204 |
| Zahari Stoyanovo | Захари Стояново | 374 |
| Total | 31,479 |
Demography edit
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Popovo Municipality has comprised the former municipalities of Sadina and Voditsa and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
| Popovo Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 35,802 | 33,252 | 40,968 | 36,208 | 33,558 | 32,559 | 31,479 | 28,775 |
| 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 | 18531 | 74.6% |
| Turks | 4556 | 18.3% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 959 | 3.9% |
| Other | 155 | 0.6% |
| Undeclared | 631 | 2.5% |
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
- ^ (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.
External links edit
- Official website (in Bulgarian)