Kaolinovo Municipality
Община Каолиново | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Kaolinovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province. | |
Coordinates: 43°35′N 27°5′E / 43.583°N 27.083°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province (Oblast) | Shumen |
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Kaolinovo |
Area | |
• Total | 293.53 km2 (113.33 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,646 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kaolinovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Каолиново) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Ludogorie geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Kaolinovo.
The municipality embraces a territory of 293 km2 (113 sq mi) with a population of 12,646 inhabitants, as of December 2017.[1]
Settlements
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Kaolinovo Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold):
Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
---|---|---|
Kaolinovo | Каолиново | 1,538 |
Branichevo | Браничево | 1,220 |
Doyrantsi | Дойранци | 535 |
Dolina | Долина | 503 |
Gusla | Гусла | 664 |
Kliment | Климент | 1019 |
Lisi Vrah | Лиси връх | 69 |
Lyatno | Лятно | 584 |
Naum | Наум | 433 |
Omarchevo | Омарчево | 38 |
Pristoe | Пристое | 983 |
Sini Vir | Сини вир | 604 |
Sredkovets | Средковец | 642 |
Todor Ikonomovo | Тодор Икономово | 2,027 |
Takach | Тъкач | 718 |
Zagoriche | Загориче | 674 |
Total | 12,251 |
Demography
[edit]The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Kaolinovo Municipality | ||||||||
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Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
Population | 20,916 | 19,382 | 13,556 | 12,544 | 12,518 | 12,456 | 12,251 | 12,093 |
Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] |
Ethnic composition
[edit]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 |
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Bulgarians | 722 | 6.3% |
Turks | 8964 | 77.6% |
Roma (Gypsy) | 1675 | 14.5% |
Other | 12 | 0.1% |
Undeclared | 175 | 1.5% |
More than three-quarters of the population of Kaolinovo Municipality consists of ethnic Turks. The second largest ethnic group are the Turkish-speaking Roma people with one in seven people. Bulgarians make up a very small minority.
Religion
[edit]According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
The municipality of Kaolinovo has one of the highest concentrations of Muslims in Bulgaria.
Demographic situation
[edit]The municipality of Kaolinovo had relatively favourable demographic indicators compared to other areas in Bulgaria, although it has become worse.
Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural growth | Birth rate (‰) | Death rate (‰) | Natural growth rate (‰) | |
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2000 | 13,593 | 157 | 152 | +5 | 11.6 | 11.2 | +0.4 |
2001 | 12,481 | 166 | 175 | −9 | 13.3 | 14.0 | −0.7 |
2002 | 12,511 | 160 | 190 | −30 | 12.8 | 15.2 | −2.4 |
2003 | 12,555 | 168 | 147 | +21 | 13.4 | 11.7 | +1.7 |
2004 | 12,551 | 158 | 152 | +6 | 12.6 | 12.1 | +0.5 |
2005 | 12,518 | 147 | 165 | −18 | 11.7 | 13.2 | −1.4 |
2006 | 12,482 | 148 | 166 | −18 | 11.9 | 13.3 | −1.4 |
2007 | 12,456 | 172 | 185 | −13 | 13.8 | 14.9 | −1.0 |
2008 | 12,323 | 121 | 160 | −39 | 9.8 | 12.9 | −3.2 |
2009 | 12,251 | 169 | 167 | +2 | 13.8 | 13.6 | +0.2 |
2010 | 12,248 | 156 | 173 | −17 | 12.7 | 14.1 | −1.4 |
2011 | 12,107 | 141 | 146 | −5 | 11.6 | 12.1 | −0.4 |
2012 | 12,200 | 175 | 153 | +22 | 14.3 | 12.5 | +1.8 |
2013 | 12,298 | 144 | 144 | +0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +0.0 |
2014 | 12,490 | 153 | 146 | +7 | 12.2 | 11.7 | +0.6 |
2015 | 12,522 | 142 | 161 | −19 | 11.3 | 12.9 | −1.5 |
2016 | 12,551 | 134 | 150 | −16 | 10.7 | 12.0 | −1.3 |
2017 | 12,646 | 117 | 155 | −38 | 9.3 | 12.3 | −3.0 |
2018 | 12,771 | 124 | 187 | -63 | 9.7 | 14.6 | -4.9 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2017 Archived 13 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 13 November 2010 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
- ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and age by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Archived 8 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Population of Bulgarian divisions
- ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Archived 21 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian)
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Bulgarian)