| Veliki Preslav Municipality Община Велики Преслав |
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| Coordinates: 43°10′N 26°49′E / 43.167°N 26.817°ECoordinates: 43°10′N 26°49′E / 43.167°N 26.817°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Shumen |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Veliki Preslav |
| Area | |
| • Total | 277.65 km2 (107.20 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,292 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Veliki Preslav Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Велики Преслав, former name Preslav Municipality) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the area of the so called Fore-Balkan north of the eastern part of Stara planina mountain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Veliki Preslav which was one of the ancient capitals of Bulgaria.
The municipality embraces a territory of 277.65 km² with a population of 15,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
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Settlements [edit]
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Veliki Preslav Municipality includes the following 12 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
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| Veliki Preslav | Велики Преслав | 8,951 |
| Dragoevo | Драгоево | 983 |
| Khan Krum | Хан Крум | 387 |
| Imrenchevo | Имренчево | 422 |
| Kochovo | Кочово | 777 |
| Milanovo | Миланово | 623 |
| Mostich | Мостич | 344 |
| Mokresh | Мокреш | 310 |
| Osmar | Осмар | 364 |
| Suha Reka | Суха река | 112 |
| Troitsa | Троица | 765 |
| Zlatar | Златар | 1,254 |
| Total | 15,292 |
Demography [edit]
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
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| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 21,565 | 19,945 | 17,682 | 16,276 | 15,855 | 15,603 | 15,292 | 13,382 |
| 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 |
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| Bulgarians | 7936 | 65% |
| Turks | 3078 | 25.2% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 943 | 7.7% |
| Other | 157 | 1.3% |
| Undeclared | 98 | 0.8% |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ (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 (Bulgarian)
External links [edit]
- Official website (Bulgarian)
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