Smyadovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Смядово) 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 Smyadovo.
Smyadovo Municipality
Община Смядово | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Smyadovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°1′N 26°58′E / 43.017°N 26.967°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Shumen |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Smyadovo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 364.6 km2 (140.8 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,402 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 364.6 km2 (140.8 sq mi) with a population of 7,402 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
Settlements edit
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Smyadovo Municipality includes the following 10 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Smyadovo | Смядово | 4,036 |
| Aleksandrovo | Александрово | 81 |
| Byal Bryag | Бял бряг | 260 |
| Cherni Vrah | Черни връх | 183 |
| Kalnovo | Кълново | 241 |
| Novo Yankovo | Ново Янково | 155 |
| Rish | Риш | 776 |
| Yankovo | Янково | 821 |
| Zhelad | Желъд | 84 |
| Total | 7,402 |
Demography edit
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Smyadovo Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 11,753 | 10,479 | 9,519 | 8,242 | 7,818 | 7,570 | 7,402 | ... |
| 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 | 3993 | 65.7% |
| Turks | 1603 | 26.4% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 400 | 6.6% |
| Other | 49 | 0.8% |
| Undeclared | 30 | 0.5% |
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
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
External links edit
- Official website (in Bulgarian)