Shabla Municipality
Encyclopedia
Shabla Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Dobrich Province
, Bulgaria
, located in the north-easternmost part of the country on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
in Southern Dobruja
geographical region, bounded by Romania
to the north. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Shabla
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 329.64 km² with a population of 5,580 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The area is best known with Cape Shabla - Bulgaria's easternmost point as well as the natural reserve of Durankulak Lake.
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:...
, 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 north-easternmost part of the country 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, bounded by Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
to the north. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Shabla
Shabla
Shabla is a town and seaside resort in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative centre of the homonymous municipality part of Dobrich Province. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,586 inhabitants...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 329.64 km² with a population of 5,580 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The area is best known with Cape Shabla - Bulgaria's easternmost point as well as the natural reserve of Durankulak Lake.
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
Shabla Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Shabla Shabla Shabla is a town and seaside resort in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative centre of the homonymous municipality part of Dobrich Province. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 3,586 inhabitants... |
Шабла | 3,586 |
| Bozhanovo Bozhanovo Bozhanovo is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Божаново | 15 |
| Chernomortsi Chernomortsi Chernomortsi is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Черноморци | 80 |
| Durankulak Durankulak Durankulak is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province. Located in the historical region of Southern Dobruja, Durankulak is the north-easternmost inhabited place in Bulgaria and the northernmost village of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, although the village... |
Дуранкулак | 455 |
| Ezerets Ezerets Ezerets is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Езерец | 183 |
| Gorichane Gorichane Gorichane is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Горичане | 95 |
| Gorun Gorun Gorun is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Горун | 105 |
| Granichar Granichar, Dobrich Province Granichar, Dobrich Province is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Граничар | 163 |
| Krapets Krapets, Dobrich Province Krapets, Dobrich Province is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.Krapets Glacier on Danco Coast, Antarctica is named after the village.... |
Крапец | 378 |
| Prolez Prolez Prolez is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Пролез | 56 |
| Smin Smin Smin is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.Smin Peak on Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica is named after the village.-References:... |
Смин | 78 |
| Staevtsi Staevtsi Staevtsi is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Стаевци | 8 |
| Tvarditsa Tvarditsa, Dobrich Province Tvarditsa, Dobrich Province is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Твърдица | 11 |
| Tyulenovo Tyulenovo Tyulenovo is a village and seaside resort on the north Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, part of Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province. "Tyulen" means seal in Bulgarian, but seals hadn't been seen in the area since the 1980s... |
Тюленово | 59 |
| Vaklino Vaklino Vaklino is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Ваклино | 195 |
| Zahari Stoyanovo Zahari Stoyanovo, Dobrich Province Zahari Stoyanovo, Dobrich Province is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Захари Стояново | 113 |
| Total | 5,580 |
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