Summary
Isperih Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Исперих) 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 town of Isperih.
Isperih Municipality
Община Исперих | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Isperih Municipality within Bulgaria and Razgrad Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′N 26°49′E / 43.700°N 26.817°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Razgrad |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Isperih |
| Area | |
| • Total | 402.24 km2 (155.31 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 22,916 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 402 km2 (155 sq mi) with a population of 22,916 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The area is best known with the 3rd century BC Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari near the village of the same name.
Settlements edit
Isperih Municipality includes the following 24 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Isperih | Исперих | 9,017 |
| Belintsi | Белинци | 480 |
| Bardokva | Бърдоква | 289 |
| Delchevo | Делчево | 450 |
| Dragomazh | Драгомъж | 355 |
| Duhovets | Духовец | 542 |
| Golyam Porovets | Голям Поровец | 628 |
| Kitanchevo | Китанчево | 1,549 |
| Konevo | Конево | 131 |
| Kapinovtsi | Къпиновци | 211 |
| Ludogortsi | Лудогорци | 849 |
| Lavino | Лъвино | 1,066 |
| Malko Yonkovo | Малко Йонково | 380 |
| Malak Porovets | Малък Поровец | 388 |
| Pechenitsa | Печеница | 299 |
| Podayva | Подайва | 1,566 |
| Raynino | Райнино | 550 |
| Sveshtari | Свещари | 632 |
| Sredoseltsi | Средоселци | 321 |
| Staro Selishte | Старо селище | 367 |
| Todorovo | Тодорово | 757 |
| Vazovo | Вазово | 986 |
| Yakim Gruevo | Яким Груево | 277 |
| Yonkovo | Йонково | 826 |
| Total | 22,916 |
Demography edit
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Isperih Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 35,838 | 34,902 | 27,936 | 25,287 | 24,141 | 23,601 | 22,916 | ... |
| 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:
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 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
- ^ (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)