Kaspichan Municipality
The municipality embraces a territory of 279 km (108 sq mi) with a population of 8,871 inhabitants as of December 2009. The area is crossed from east to west by the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway, which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the capital Sofia.
Settlements
.png)
Kaspichan Municipality includes the following 9 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Kaspichan | Каспичан | 3,260 |
| Kaspichan (village) | Каспичан | 1,602 |
| Kosovo | Косово | 387 |
| Kyulevcha | Кюлевча | 496 |
| Markovo | Марково | 792 |
| Mogila | Могила | 408 |
| Pliska | Плиска | 1,051 |
| Varbyane | Върбяне | 288 |
| Zlatna niva | Златна нива | 587 |
| Total | 8,871 |
Demography
The following table illustrates the population change over the last four decades.
| Kaspichan Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 14,418 | 13,154 | 10,483 | 9,808 | 9,405 | 9,219 | 8,871 | 7,916 |
| Sources: Census 2001, Census 2011, „pop-stat.mashke.org“, | ||||||||
Ethnic composition
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 | 4,935 | 67.3% |
| Turks | 1,073 | 14.6% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 925 | 12.6% |
| Others | 292 | 4% |
| Undeclared | 103 | 1.4% |
Religion
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
See also
References
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian)