Aksakovo Municipality
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Aksakovo Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria
, located near the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Aksakovo
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 472 km², bordering the Dobrich Province
to the north, with a population of 21,919 inhabitants, as of December 2009. In the southernmost parts of the area is the eastern end of Hemus motorway
which is planned to connect the port of Varna
with the country capital – Sofia
. Also there is situated Varna International Airport.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
(obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, located near the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast covers the entire eastern bound of Bulgaria stretching from the Romanian Black Sea resorts in the north to European Turkey in the south, along 378 km of coastline. White and golden sandy beaches occupy approximately 130 km of the 378 km long coast...
. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Aksakovo
Aksakovo
Aksakovo is a town in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Aksakovo Municipality. The town is located on the Franga Plateau three kilometres northwest of the city of Varna. As of December 2009, it has a population of 7,897 inhabitants.Aksakovo...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 472 km², bordering the Dobrich Province
Dobrich Province
Dobrich Province is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is divided into 8 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 199,705 inhabitants.-Municipalities:...
to the north, with a population of 21,919 inhabitants, as of December 2009. In the southernmost parts of the area is the eastern end of Hemus motorway
Hemus motorway
The Hemus motorway or Haemus motorway , designated A2, is a motorway currently under construction in Bulgaria. Its planned length is 433 km, of which 129 km are in operation , divided into two sections — Sofia-Yablanitsa and Varna-Shumen...
which is planned to connect the port of Varna
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
with the country capital – Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. Also there is situated Varna International Airport.
Settlements
Aksakovo Municipality includes the following 23 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Aksakovo Aksakovo Aksakovo is a town in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Aksakovo Municipality. The town is located on the Franga Plateau three kilometres northwest of the city of Varna. As of December 2009, it has a population of 7,897 inhabitants.Aksakovo... |
Аксаково | 7,897 |
| Botevo Botevo, Varna Province Botevo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Ботево | 251 |
| Dobrogled Dobrogled Dobrogled is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.-References:... |
Доброглед | 237 |
| Dolishte Dolishte, Varna Province Dolishte is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Долище | 407 |
| General Kantardzhievo General Kantardzhievo General Kantardzhievo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Генерал Кантарджиево | 435 |
| Ignatievo Ignatievo Ignatievo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Игнатиево | 4,253 |
| Izvorsko Izvorsko Izvorsko is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.-References:... |
Изворско | 869 |
| Kichevo Kichevo, Bulgaria Kichevo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.-References:... |
Кичево | 1,103 |
| Klimentovo Klimentovo, Varna Province Klimentovo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Климентово | 287 |
| Krumovo Krumovo, Varna Province Krumovo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Крумово | 185 |
| Kumanovo Kumanovo, Bulgaria Kumanovo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.-References:... |
Куманово | 439 |
| Lyuben Karavelovo Lyuben Karavelovo Lyuben Karavelovo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.-References:... |
Любен Каравелово | 1,640 |
| Novakovo Novakovo, Varna Province Novakovo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Новаково | 175 |
| Oreshak Oreshak, Varna Province Oreshak is a village in Aksakovo Municipality in Varna Province, North-eastern Bulgaria. It is situated at about 11 kilometres to the north from Varna and at about 10 km from the Black sea. Most of the inhabitants are either local people, who lived there long time, or people from Varna, that get... |
Орешак | 300 |
| Osenovo Osenovo, Varna Province Osenovo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Осеново | 401 |
| Pripek Pripek, Varna Province Pripek is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Припек | 116 |
| Radevo Radevo, Varna Province Radevo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Радево | 66 |
| Slanchevo Slanchevo Slanchevo is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Слънчево | 865 |
| Voditsa Voditsa, Varna Province Voditsa is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Водица | 299 |
| Vaglen Vaglen, Varna Province Vaglen is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, in North-Eastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Въглен | 1,130 |
| Yarebichna Yarebichna Yarebichna is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Яребична | 209 |
| Zasmyano Zasmyano Zasmyano is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.-References:... |
Засмяно | 189 |
| Zornitsa Zornitsa, Varna Province Zornitsa is a village in the municipality of Aksakovo, in Varna Province, Bulgaria.... |
Зорница | 166 |
| Total | 21,919 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.See also
- Provinces of BulgariaProvinces of BulgariaSince 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces which correspond approximately to the 28 districts that existed before 1987. In 1987, during the Communist regime of Todor Zhivkov, the districts were consolidated into nine larger provinces , which survived until 1999.Each province is named...
- Municipalities of BulgariaMunicipalities of BulgariaThe 28 provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 264 municipalities .-Blagoevgrad Province:# Bansko Municipality # Belitsa Municipality # Blagoevgrad Municipality...
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria