| Glavinitsa Municipality Община Главиница |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Glavinitsa Municipality within Bulgaria and Silistra Province. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Silistra |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Glavinitsa |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 481.23 km2 (185.8 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,610 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Glavinitsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Главиница) is a municipality (obshtina) in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Glavinitsa.
The municipality embraces a territory of 481.23[1] km² with a population of 12,610 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[2]
The main road II-21 crosses the area from east to west, connecting the province centre of Silistra with the city of Ruse.
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Glavinitsa Municipality includes the following 23 places all of them villages:
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[3][4][5] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Glavinitsa | Главиница | 1,928 |
| Bashtino | Бащино | 167 |
| Bogdantsi | Богданци | 699 |
| Chernogor | Черногор | 451 |
| Dichevo | Дичево | 471 |
| Dolno Ryahovo | Долно Ряхово | 405 |
| Kalugerene | Калугерене | 551 |
| Kolarovo | Коларово | 369 |
| Kosara | Косара | 213 |
| Listets | Листец | 583 |
| Malak Preslavets | Малък Преславец | 365 |
| Nozharevo | Ножарево | 572 |
| Osen | Осен | 144 |
| Padina | Падина | 415 |
| Podles | Подлес | 187 |
| Sokol | Сокол | 353 |
| Kosara | Стефан Караджа | 1,031 |
| Suhodol | Суходол | 775 |
| Valkan | Вълкан | 383 |
| Zaritsa | Зарица | 446 |
| Zafirovo | Зафирово | 933 |
| Zvenimir | Звенимир | 454 |
| Zebil | Зебил | 715 |
| Total | 12,610 |
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Glavinitsa Municipality has comprised the former municipality of General Zafirovo and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
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| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 10,230 | 9,930 | 15,579 | 13,848 | 13,298 | 12,959 | 12,610 | ... |
| Sources: National Statistical Institute,[2] Census 2001,[6] Census 2011,[7] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,?? | ||||||||
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