Isperih Municipality
Isperih Municipality Община Исперих | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Isperih Municipality within Bulgaria and Razgrad Province. | |
Coordinates: 43°42′N 26°49′E / 43.700°N 26.817°E / 43.700; 26.817 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province (Oblast) | Razgrad |
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Isperih |
Area | |
• Total | 402.24 km2 (155.31 sq mi) |
Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 22,916 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Isperih Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Исперих) 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 has a territory of 402 km2 (155 sq mi). As of December 2009, it had a population of 22,916.[1]
The area is best known with the 3rd century BC Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari near the village of the same name.
Settlements
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Isperih Municipality includes the following 24 places (towns are shown in bold):
Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
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Isperih | 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 | Средоселци | 321 |
Staro Selishte | Старо селище | 367 |
Todorovo | Тодорово | 757 |
Vazovo | 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.
Isperih Municipality | ||||||||
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Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Population | 35,838 | 34,902 | 27,936 | 25,287 | 24,141 | 23,601 | 22,916 | ... |
Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] |
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:
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See also
References
- ^ a b (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
- ^ (in English)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)