Veliki Preslav Municipality

Municipality in Shumen, Bulgaria

Veliki Preslav Municipality

Община Велики Преслав

Municipality

Veliki Preslav Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province.

Coordinates: 43°10′N 26°49′E﻿ / ﻿43.167°N 26.817°E﻿ / 43.167; 26.817
Country|  Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)| Shumen
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)| Veliki Preslav
Area

• Total| 277.65 km2 (107.20 sq mi)
Population

(December 2009)[1]

• Total| 15,292
• Density| 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)

Veliki Preslav Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Велики Преслав; former Preslav Municipality, Bulgarian: Община Преслав) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan north of the eastern part of the Stara planina mountains. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Veliki Preslav, which was one of the ancient capitals of Bulgaria.

The municipality embraces a territory of 277.65 km2 (107.20 sq mi) with a population of 15,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]

## Settlements

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Veliki Preslav Municipality within Shumen Province

Shumen

Kaspichan

Novi Pazar

Veliki Preslav

Smyadovo

Varbitsa

Kaolinovo

Hitrino

Venets

Nikola Kozlevo

Veliki Preslav Municipality includes the following 12 places (towns are shown in bold):

Town/Village  | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4]
(December 2009)

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|

Veliki Preslav | Велики Преслав | 8,951
Dragoevo | Драгоево  | 983
Khan Krum | Хан Крум  | 387
Imrenchevo | Имренчево  | 422
Kochovo | Кочово  | 777
Milanovo | Миланово  | 623
Mostich | Мостич  | 344
Mokresh | Мокреш  | 310
Osmar | Осмар  | 364
Suha Reka | Суха река  | 112
Troitsa | Троица  | 765
Zlatar | Златар  | 1,254
Total  |  | 15,292

## Demography

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The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

Veliki Preslav Municipality

Year | 1975  | 1985  | 1992  | 2001 | 2005  | 2007  | 2009  | 2011
Population | 21,565  | 19,945  | 17,682  | 16,276  | 15,855  | 15,603  | 15,292  | 13,382
Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7]

### Ethnic composition

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According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following:

Ethnic group | Population | Percentage

|
|

Bulgarians | 7936 | 65%
Turks | 3078 | 25.2%
Roma (Gypsy) | 943 | 7.7%
Other | 157 | 1.3%
Undeclared | 98 | 0.8%

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#### Religion

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According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

| Religious composition of Veliki Preslav Municipality [9]

|  |
Orthodox Christianity |

| 60.7%
Catholicism |

| 0.5%
Protestantism |

| 1.0%
Islam |

| 26.9%
No religion |

| 3.1%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable |

| 7.8%

## See also

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* Provinces of Bulgaria
* Municipalities of Bulgaria
* List of cities and towns in Bulgaria

## References

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1. ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
2. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
3. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
4. ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
5. ^ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
6. ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and age by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute
7. ^ Population of Bulgarian divisions
8. ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
9. ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.

## External links

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* Official website (in Bulgarian)

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Municipalities of Shumen Province

* Hitrino
* Kaolinovo
* Kaspichan
* Nikola Kozlevo
* Novi Pazar
* Shumen
* Smyadovo
* Varbitsa
* Veliki Preslav
* Venets

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