Summary
Beloslav Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Белослав) 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 Beloslav.
Beloslav Municipality
Община Белослав | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Beloslav Municipality within Bulgaria and Varna Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°10′N 27°41′E / 43.167°N 27.683°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Varna |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Beloslav |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.3 km2 (35.3 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,257 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 91.3 km2 (35.3 sq mi) with a population, as of December 2009, of 11,257 inhabitants.[1]
Settlements edit
Beloslav Municipality includes the following 4 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Beloslav | Белослав | 7,937 |
| Ezerovo | Езерово | 1,845 |
| Razdelna | Разделна | 537 |
| Strashimirovo | Страшимирово | 938 |
| Total | 11,257 |
Demography edit
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Beloslav Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 13,502 | 12,687 | 11,079 | 11,131 | 11,195 | 11,309 | 11,257 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Religion edit
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
An overwhelming majority of the population of Beloslav Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 82.5% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
See also edit
References 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
- Beloslav Municipality info-website (in English)