Nova Zagora Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Нова Загора) is a municipality in the Sliven Province of Bulgaria.
Nova Zagora Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
.png) Location of Nova Zagora Municipality in Sliven Province | |
  Nova Zagora Municipality Location of Nova Zagora Municipality in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′59″N 26°01′01″E / 42.48306°N 26.01694°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Sliven Province |
| Capital | Nova Zagora |
| Area | |
• Total | 876.86 km2 (338.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 39,010 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 8900 |
| Area code | 0457 |
Demography
editEthnic composition of Nova Zagora Municipality
Bulgarians (70.65%)
Turks (14.08%)
Gypsies/Romani (3.67%)
No identification (11.18%)
Other (0.38%)
At the 2011 census, the population of Nova Zagora was 39,010. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (70.65%) with a minority of Turks (14.08%) and Gypsies/Romani (3.67%).[1][2] 11.18% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.
Villages
editIn addition to the capital town of Nova Zagora, there are 32 villages in the municipality:
References
edit- ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.