Shumen Municipality
Encyclopedia
Shumen Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Shumen Province
, Northeastern Bulgaria
. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Shumen
which is also the capital of the province.
The municipality embraces a territory of 630 km² with a population of 101,597 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Currently, the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway
connects the main town with the port of Varna
.
Aside from the rich cultural landmarks of the main city, the area is most known with the National Historical and Archaeological Reserve that includes the famous Madara Rider
near the homonymous village.
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 Shumen Province
Shumen Province
-Religion:Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:-Transportation:Shumen lies on the main route between Varna and Sofia and is served by numerous trains and buses serving the city. The city is also very well connected with Istanbul which serves the large Turkish community in...
, 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...
. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Shumen
Shumen
Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov...
which is also the capital of the province.
The municipality embraces a territory of 630 km² with a population of 101,597 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Currently, the eastern operating section 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...
connects the main town with 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...
.
Aside from the rich cultural landmarks of the main city, the area is most known with the National Historical and Archaeological Reserve that includes the famous Madara Rider
Madara Rider
The Madara Rider or Madara Horseman is an early medieval large rock relief carved on the Madara Plateau east of Shumen in northeastern Bulgaria, near the village of Madara....
near the homonymous village.
Settlements
Shumen Municipality includes the following 27 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Shumen Shumen Shumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov... |
Шумен | 86,824 |
| Belokopitovo | Белокопитово | 158 |
| Blagovo | Благово | 108 |
| Cherencha | Черенча | 471 |
| Dibich | Дибич | 1,132 |
| Drumevo | Друмево | 1,049 |
| Gradishte | Градище | 800 |
| Ivanski | Ивански | 1,649 |
| Iliya Blaskovo | Илия Блъсково | 509 |
| Kladenets | Кладенец | 105 |
| Konyovets | Коньовец | 433 |
| Kostena Reka | Костена река | 74 |
| Lozevo | Лозево | 387 |
| Madara Madara (village) Madara is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen municipality, Shumen Province. Madara lies east of the city of Shumen, at the western foot of the Madara plateau.... |
Мадара | 1,281 |
| Marash | Мараш | 626 |
| Novosel | Новосел | 557 |
| Ovcharovo | Овчарово | 168 |
| Panayot Volovo | Панайот Волово | 356 |
| Radko Dimitrievo | Радко Димитриево | 337 |
| Salmanovo | Салманово | 915 |
| Srednya | Средня | 344 |
| Struino | Струино | 394 |
| Tsarev Brod Tsarev Brod Tsarev Brod |ford]]") is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Shumen municipality, Shumen Province. As of 2008, it has a population of 1,344 and the mayor is Stefan Zhivkov. The village lies at , 224 metres above mean sea level in the eastern stretches of the Danubian Plain... |
Царев брод | 1,314 |
| Vasil Drumev | Васил Друмев | 355 |
| Velino | Велино | 368 |
| Vetrishte | Ветрище | 218 |
| Vehtovo | Вехтово | 665 |
| Total | 101,597 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Shumen Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Ivanski and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.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