Suvorovo Municipality
Suvorovo Municipality
Община Суворово | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Suvorovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Varna Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 27°37′E / 43.317°N 27.617°ECoordinates: 43°19′N 27°37′E / 43.317°N 27.617°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Varna |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Suvorovo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 216 km2 (83 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,544 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Suvorovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Суворово) is a municipality (obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, not far from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Suvorovo.
The municipality embraces a territory of 216 km² with a population of 7,544 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
Settlements[]
Suvorovo Municipality includes the following 9 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Suvorovo | Суворово | 4,723 |
| Баново | 137 | |
| Chernevo | Чернево | 1,386 |
| Дръндар | 185 | |
| Izgrev | Изгрев | 210 |
| Kalimantsi | Калиманци | 214 |
| Левски | 173 | |
| Николаевка | 494 | |
| Просечен | 22 | |
| Total | 7,544 |
Demography[]
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Suvorovo Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 9,410 | 8,273 | 7,913 | 7,658 | 7,115 | 7,293 | 7,544 | ... |
| 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:
A majority of the population of Suvorovo Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 59.7% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Muslims constitute the largest minority with 17.9% of the population.
See also[]
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References[]
- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ (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 English)
- Municipalities in Varna Province