Isperih Municipality
Encyclopedia
Isperih Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Razgrad Province
, Northeastern Bulgaria
, located in the Ludogorie
geographical region part of the Danubian Plain
. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Isperih
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 402 km² with a population of 22,916 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The area is best known with the 3rd century BC Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
near the village of the same name.
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 Razgrad Province
Razgrad Province
Razgrad Province , former name Razgrad okrug) is a province in Northeastern Bulgaria, geographically part of the Ludogorie region. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre - the town of Razgrad...
, 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 in the Ludogorie
Ludogorie
The Ludogorie or Deliorman is a region in northeastern Bulgaria stretching over the plateau of the same name. Major cities in the region are Razgrad, Novi Pazar, Pliska and Isperih...
geographical region part of the Danubian Plain
Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)
The Danubian Plain constitutes the northern part of Bulgaria, situated north of the Balkan Mountains and south of the Danube. Its western border is the Timok River and to the east it borders the Black Sea. The plain has an area of . It is about long and wide.The relief of the Danubian Plain is...
. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Isperih
Isperih
Isperih is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Razgrad Province, situated in the central part of the Ludogorie region. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Isperih Municipality...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 402 km² with a population of 22,916 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The area is best known with the 3rd century BC Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
The Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari is situated 2.5 km southwest of the village of Sveshtari, Razgrad Province, which is located 42 km northeast of Razgrad, in the northeast of Bulgaria....
near the village of the same name.
Settlements
Isperih Municipality includes the following 24 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Isperih Isperih Isperih is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Razgrad Province, situated in the central part of the Ludogorie region. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Isperih Municipality... |
Исперих | 9,017 |
| Belintsi | Белинци | 480 |
| Bardokva | Бърдоква | 289 |
| Delchevo | Делчево | 450 |
| Dragomazh | Драгомъж | 355 |
| Duhovets | Духовец | 542 |
| Golyam Porovets | Голям Поровец | 628 |
| Kitanchevo | Китанчево | 1,549 |
| Konevo | Конево | 131 |
| Kapinovtsi | Къпиновци | 211 |
| Ludogortsi | Лудогорци | 849 |
| Lavino | Лъвино | 1,066 |
| Malko Yonkovo | Малко Йонково | 380 |
| Malak Porovets | Малък Поровец | 388 |
| Pechenitsa | Печеница | 299 |
| Podayva | Подайва | 1,566 |
| Raynino | Райнино | 550 |
| Sveshtari | Свещари | 632 |
| Sredoseltsi Sredoseltsi Sredoseltsi is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Isperih Municipality and situated in the central part of the Ludogorie region.365 inhabitants reside in Sredoseltsi.... |
Средоселци | 321 |
| Staro Selishte | Старо селище | 367 |
| Todorovo | Тодорово | 757 |
| Vazovo Vazovo Vazovo is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of the Isperih Municipality of Razgrad Province, located in the central part of the Ludogorie region.... |
Вазово | 986 |
| Yakim Gruevo | Яким Груево | 277 |
| Yonkovo | Йонково | 826 |
| Total | 22,916 |
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