Razgrad Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Разград) 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 city of Razgrad which is also the capital of the province.
Razgrad Municipality
Община Разград | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Razgrad Municipality within Bulgaria and Razgrad Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′N 26°30′E / 43.533°N 26.500°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Razgrad |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Razgrad |
| Area | |
• Total | 620 km2 (240 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 54,720 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 620 km2 (240 sq mi) with a population of 54,720 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The main road E70 crosses the area, connecting the main town with the city of Ruse and the Danube Bridge.
Settlements
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Kubrat
Isperih
Zavet
Loznitsa
Tsar Kaloyan
Samuil
Razgrad Municipality includes the following 22 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Razgrad | Разград | 34,592 |
| Balkanski | Балкански | 322 |
| Blagoevo | Благоево | 640 |
| Cherkovna | Черковна | 148 |
| Dryanovets | Дряновец | 811 |
| Dyankovo | Дянково | 2,913 |
| Getsovo | Гецово | 1,902 |
| Kichenitsa | Киченица | 923 |
| Lipnik | Липник | 584 |
| Mortagonovo | Мортагоново | 1,091 |
| Nedoklan | Недоклан | 212 |
| Osenets | Осенец | 1,081 |
| Ostrovche | Островче | 164 |
| Pobit Kamak | Побит камък | 312 |
| Prostorno | Просторно | 189 |
| Poroishte | Пороище | 505 |
| Radingrad | Радинград | 306 |
| Rakovski | Раковски | 2,568 |
| Strazhets | Стражец | 1,957 |
| Topchii | Топчии | 568 |
| Ushintsi | Ушинци | 264 |
| Yasenovets | Ясеновец | 2,668 |
| Total | 54,720 |
Demography
editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Razgrad Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 64,930 | 98,547 | 61,815 | 58,874 | 56,795 | 55,689 | 54,720 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ (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.
External links
edit- Official website (in English)