Balchik Municipality
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Balchik Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Dobrich Province
, Northeastern Bulgaria
, located on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
in Southern Dobruja
geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Balchik
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 523 km² with a population of 21,832 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The area is best known with the Balchik Palace
complex in the main town as well as the luxury seaside resort of Albena
.
The main road E87
crosses the municipality connecting the port of Varna
with the Romanian port of Konstanza.
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 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:...
, 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 on the Northern 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...
in Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising the administrative districts named for its two principal cities of Dobrich and Silistra...
geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Balchik
Balchik
Balchik is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Southern Dobruja area of northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in Dobrich Oblast and is 42 km northeast of Varna...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 523 km² with a population of 21,832 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The area is best known with the Balchik Palace
Balchik Palace
The Balchik Palace is a palace in the Bulgarian Black Sea town and resort of Balchik in Southern Dobruja. The official name of the palace was the Quiet Nest Palace. It was constructed between 1926 and 1937, during the Romanian control of the region, for the needs of Queen Marie of Romania...
complex in the main town as well as the luxury seaside resort of Albena
Albena
Albena is a major Black Sea resort in northeastern Bulgaria, situated 12 km from Balchik and 30 km from Varna. Albena is served by the international airport of Varna....
.
The main road E87
European route E87
European route E 87 is part of the United Nations international E-road network. It is the easternmost north-south "reference road", running from Odessa , Constanţa , Varna south through Burgas via Çanakkale to Antalya .- Towns and villages on the E87 :in Ukraina: Odessa - Izmail - Reniin...
crosses the municipality connecting 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 Romanian port of Konstanza.
Settlements
Balchik Municipality includes the following 22 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Balchik Balchik Balchik is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Southern Dobruja area of northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in Dobrich Oblast and is 42 km northeast of Varna... |
Балчик | 12,196 |
| Bezvoditsa Bezvoditsa Bezvoditsa is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Безводица | 383 |
| Bobovets Bobovets Bobovets is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Бобовец | 86 |
| Bryastovo Bryastovo, Dobrich Province Bryastovo, Dobrich Province is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Брястово | 4 |
| Dropla Dropla, Dobrich Province Dropla, Dobrich Province is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Дропла | 304 |
| Dabrava Dabrava, Dobrich Province Dabrava, Dobrich Province is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Дъбрава | 216 |
| Gurkovo Gurkovo, Dobrich Province Gurkovo, Dobrich Province is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Гурково | 560 |
| Hrabrovo Hrabrovo, Dobrich Province Hrabrovo, Dobrich Province is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Храброво | 99 |
| Karvuna Karvuna (village) Karvuna is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Карвуна | 62 |
| Kranevo Kranevo Kranevo is a coastal village on the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, part of Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province. It is located in the historical region of Southern Dobruja. Between 1913 and 1940 it was part of Romania, being its southernmost settlement. An important lighthouse is installed... |
Кранево | 1,233 |
| Kremena Kremena Kremena is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Кремена | 128 |
| Lyahovo Lyahovo, Dobrich Province Lyahovo, Dobrich Province is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Ляхово | 444 |
| Obrochishte Obrochishte Obrochishte is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Оброчище | 2,411 |
| Prespa Prespa (village) Prespa is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Преспа | 248 |
| Rogachevo Rogachevo (village) Rogachevo is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Рогачево | 263 |
| Senokos Senokos, Dobrich Province Senokos, Dobrich Province is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.Senokos Nunatak on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village.... |
Сенокос | 661 |
| Sokolovo Sokolovo, Dobrich Province Sokolovo, Dobrich Province is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Соколово | 1,004 |
| Strazhitsa Strazhitsa (village) Strazhitsa is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Стражица | 468 |
| Trigortsi Trigortsi Trigortsi is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Тригорци | 192 |
| Tsarichino Tsarichino Tsarichino is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Царичино | 159 |
| Tsarkva Tsarkva Tsarkva is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Църква | 364 |
| Zmeevo Zmeevo Zmeevo is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Змеево | 347 |
| Total | 21,832 |
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