Tsar Kaloyan Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Цар Калоян, former name Hlebarovo Municipality) is a small municipality (obshtina) in Razgrad Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain about 27 km southeast of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Tsar Kaloyan.
Tsar Kaloyan Municipality
Община Цар Калоян | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Tsar Kaloyan Municipality within Bulgaria and Razgrad Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°35′N 26°14′E / 43.583°N 26.233°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Razgrad |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Tsar Kaloyan |
| Area | |
• Total | 186.42 km2 (71.98 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
• Total | 6,314 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 186.42 km2 (71.98 sq mi) with a population of 6,314 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The main road E70 crosses the area, connecting the province centre of Razgrad with the city of Ruse and respectively the Danube Bridge with the eastern operating part of Hemus motorway.
Settlements
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Tsar Kaloyan Municipality includes the following 3 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Tsar Kaloyan | Цар Калоян | 3,856 |
| Ezerche | Езерче | 1,975 |
| Kostandenets | Костанденец | 483 |
| Total | 6,314 |
Demography
editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Tsar Kaloyan Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 11,193 | 9,902 | 8,292 | 8,568 | 6,679 | 6,527 | 6,314 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Religion
editAccording to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
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.
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
edit- Official website (in Bulgarian)