Vetrino Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Ветрино) is a municipality (obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre – the village of Vetrino.
Vetrino Municipality
Община Ветрино | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Flag | |
 Vetrino Municipality within Bulgaria and Varna Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 27°23′E / 43.317°N 27.383°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Varna |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Vetrino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 293.12 km2 (113.17 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,702 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 293.12 km², bordering the Shumen Province to the west, with a population of 5,702 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1] The southern parts of the area is crossed by the east operating part of Hemus motorway which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the country capital – Sofia.
Settlements
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Vetrino Municipality includes the following 10 places, all of them are villages:
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Vetrino | Ветрино | 1,036 |
| Belogradets | Белоградец | 1,226 |
| Dobroplodno | Доброплодно | 894 |
| Gabarnitsa | Габърница | 96 |
| Mlada Gvardiya | Млада гвардия | 335 |
| Momchilovo | Момчилово | 192 |
| Nevsha | Невша | 648 |
| Neofit Rilski | Неофит Рилски | 921 |
| Sredno Selo | Средно село | 59 |
| Yagnilo | Ягнило | 295 |
| Total | 5,702 |
Demography
editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Vetrino Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 13,331 | 10,812 | 7,990 | 7,023 | 6,296 | 6,045 | 5,702 | ... |
| 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:
A majority of the population of Vetrino Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 68.5% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Muslims are the largest minority with 21.8% of its population.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 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
- ^ „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- Vetrino Municipality info-website (in English)