The municipality embraces a territory of 419.36 km2 (161.92 sq mi) with a population of 10,492 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1] The area contains the Ticha Reservoir - one of the biggest in the country, developed along the Kamchiya river. It is the reservoir with the largest perimeter in Bulgaria.
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Varbitsa Municipality
Year
1975
1985
1992
2001
2005
2007
2009
2011
Population
14,116
13,648
11,841
11,249
10,861
10,658
10,492
10,391
Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7]
Ethnic compositionedit
According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following:
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
Religious composition of Varbitsa Municipality [9]
^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 linksedit
Official website (in Bulgarian)
April 10, 2024
varbitsa, municipality, bulgarian, Община, Върбица, municipality, obshtina, shumen, province, northeastern, bulgaria, located, vicinity, northern, slopes, eastern, stara, planina, mountain, area, called, fore, balkan, named, after, administrative, centre, town. Varbitsa Municipality Bulgarian Obshina Vrbica is a municipality obshtina in Shumen Province Northeastern Bulgaria located in the vicinity of the northern slopes of the Eastern Stara planina mountain to the area of the so called Fore Balkan It is named after its administrative centre the town of Varbitsa Varbitsa Municipality Obshina VrbicaMunicipalityVarbitsa Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province Coordinates 43 0 N 26 43 E 43 000 N 26 717 E 43 000 26 717Country BulgariaProvince Oblast ShumenAdmin centre Obshtinski tsentar VarbitsaArea Total419 36 km2 161 92 sq mi Population December 2009 1 Total10 492 Density25 km2 65 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST The municipality embraces a territory of 419 36 km2 161 92 sq mi with a population of 10 492 inhabitants as of December 2009 1 The area contains the Ticha Reservoir one of the biggest in the country developed along the Kamchiya river It is the reservoir with the largest perimeter in Bulgaria Contents 1 Settlements 2 Demography 2 1 Ethnic composition 2 1 1 Religion 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksSettlements edit nbsp Varbitsa Municipality within Shumen Province nbsp Shumen Kaspichan Novi Pazar Veliki Preslav Smyadovo Varbitsa Kaolinovo Hitrino Venets Nikola Kozlevo Varbitsa Municipality includes the following 16 places towns are shown in bold Town Village Cyrillic Population 2 3 4 December 2009 Varbitsa Vrbica 3 585Byala Reka Byala reka 1 162Bozhurovo Bozhurovo 243Chernookovo Chernookovo 547Ivanovo Ivanovo 453Konevo Konevo 247Kraygortsi Krajgorci 209Kyolmen Kolmen 84Lovets Lovec 392Malomir Malomir 510Mengishevo Mengishevo 449Metodievo Metodievo 393Nova Byala Reka Nova Byala reka 520Stanyantsi Stanyanci 546Sushina Sushina 308Tushovitsa Tushovica 844Total 10 492Demography editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades Varbitsa MunicipalityYear 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011Population 14 116 13 648 11 841 11 249 10 861 10 658 10 492 10 391Sources 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 PercentageBulgarians 919 9 3 Turks 5597 56 9 Roma Gypsy 2434 24 7 Other 675 6 9 Undeclared 220 2 2 8 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 Religious composition of Varbitsa Municipality 9 Orthodox Christianity 8 4 Catholicism 0 1 Protestantism 6 1 Islam 74 5 No religion 1 0 Prefer not to answer others and indefinable 9 9 See also editProvinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in BulgariaReferences 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 editOfficial website in Bulgarian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Varbitsa Municipality amp oldid 1142474909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
