Summary
Tervel Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Тервел) is a municipality (obshtina) in Dobrich Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in Southern Dobruja geographical region, about 30 km south of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Tervel.
Tervel Municipality
Община Тервел | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Tervel Municipality within Bulgaria and Dobrich Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°44′N 27°21′E / 43.733°N 27.350°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Dobrich |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Tervel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 579.7 km2 (223.8 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,458 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 579.7 km2 (223.8 sq mi) with a population of 17,458 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
More significant tourist sights in the area include the early Byzantine cave monasteries around the villages of Balik and Brestnitsa dating to the 5th-6th century.
Settlements edit
Tervel Municipality includes the following 26 places; all of them are villages:
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Tervel | Тервел | 6667 |
| Angelariy | Ангеларий | 145 |
| Balik | Балик | 261 |
| Bezmer | Безмер | 1229 |
| Bozhan (village) | Божан | 598 |
| Bonevo | Бонево | 82 |
| Brestnitsa, Dobrich Province | Брестница | 16 |
| Chestimensko | Честименско | 412 |
| Glavantsi | Главанци | 131 |
| Gradnitsa, Dobrich Province | Градница | 405 |
| Guslar | Гуслар | 24 |
| Kableshkovo | Каблешково | 575 |
| Kladentsi, Dobrich Province | Кладенци | 173 |
| Kolartsi | Коларци | 688 |
| Kochmar | Кочмар | 301 |
| Mali izvor | Мали извор | 39 |
| Nova Kamena | Нова Камена | 482 |
| Onogur | Оногур | 39 |
| Orlyak, Dobrich Province | Орляк | 1922 |
| Polkovnik Savovo | Полковник Савово | 188 |
| Popgruevo | Попгруево | 680 |
| Profesor Zlatarski | Професор Златарски | 33 |
| Surnets | Сърнец | 209 |
| Voynikovo | Войниково | 11 |
| Zarnevo | Зърнево | 1222 |
| Zheglartsi | Жегларци | 926 |
| Total | 17,458 |
Demography edit
The municipality has a mixed population consisting mostly of Turks (40.60% according to 2011 census data), Bulgarians (37.06%) and Romani (11.12%).
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Tervel Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 28,626 | 28,717 | 21,483 | 18,728 | 17,995 | 17,780 | 17,458 | ... |
| 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
- ^ (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
- ^ 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
- Tervel municipality website (in Bulgarian)