Varna Municipality
| Varna Municipality Община Варна | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 43°11′N 27°52′E / 43.183°N 27.867°ECoordinates: 43°11′N 27°52′E / 43.183°N 27.867°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Varna |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Varna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 237.5 km2 (91.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 343,704 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Varna Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Варна) is a seaside municipality (obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and near Varna lake. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Varna - which is also the capital of the homonymous province.
The municipality embraces a territory of 237.5 km² with a population, as of February 2011, of 343,704 inhabitants, the nation's second largest municipality after the capital Sofia.[1]
Settlements
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Varna Municipality includes the following 6 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Varna | Варна | 320,837 |
| Kazashko | Казашко | 345 |
| Kamenar | Каменар | 2,447 |
| Konstantinovo | Константиново | 1,356 |
| Topoli | Тополи | 3,040 |
| Zvezditsa | Звездица | 1148 |
| Total | 329,173 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Varna Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 257,254 | 308,053 | 315,336 | 320,668 | 319,800 | 322,114 | 329,173 | 343,704 |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Ethnic composition
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 | 290780 | 93.4% |
| Turks | 11089 | 3.6% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 3535 | 1.1% |
| Other | 3481 | 1.1% |
| Undeclared | 2315 | 0.7% |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (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
- Official website (Bulgarian)
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