Shumen Province (, transliterated Oblast Shumen, former name Shumen okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria named after its main city Shumen. It is divided into ten municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 194,090 inhabitants. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 „WorldCityPopulation“„pop-stat.mashke.org“
The Main City The city of Shumen is famous in the region for the Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria. The monument is in the cubist style and is 1300 steps (each step representing a year) above the center of the town. Other places of note are the Shumen fortress, Tombul Mosque, and Shumen Plato National park. The center of the town has a historical museum, large library, and large theater. The municipality building, also in the center, has a concert hall that features regular symphony performances. Shumen is also the location of the Shumensko Brewery, a popular beer in Bulgaria. The area surrounding Shumen plays a significant part in Bulgarian History with the first and second capitals of historical Bulgaria within thirty kilometers from the city.
Municipalities
The Shumen Province contains 10 municipalities (singular: община, obshtina - plural: общини, obshtini). The following table shows each municipality's name in English and Cyrillic, main town (in bold) or village, and population as of December 2009.
Municipality Cyrillic Pop. Town/Village Pop. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009„pop-stat.mashke.org“ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009(December 2009)VenetsВенец 6,905Venets 725VarbitsaВърбица 10,492Varbitsa 3,585HitrinoХитрино 6,423Hitrino 715KaolinovoКаолиново 12,251Kaolinovo 1,538KaspichanКаспичан 8,871Kaspichan 3,260Nikola KozlevoНикола Козлево 6,381Nikola Kozlevo 789Novi PazarНови Пазар 18,476Novi Pazar 12,673Veliki PreslavВелики Преслав 15,292Veliki Preslav 8,951SmyadovoСмядово 7,402Smyadovo 4,036ShumenШумен 101,597Shumen 86,824
Demographics The Shumen province had a population of 204,395 (204,378 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which were male and were female. Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 194,090 of which are inhabitants aged over 60 years. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 180,528
By self-identified ethnicity (167,952 people):Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Bulgarians: 99,446 (59.21%) Turks: 50,878 (30.29%) Romani: 13,847 (8.24%) Others and indefinable: 3,781 (2.25%) A further 12,000 people did not declare their ethnic group.
Self-identified ethnic group according to the 2001 census (204,378 people out of the total population of 204,395, with percentage of total population): Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Bulgarians: 123,084 (60.22%) Turks: 59,551 (29.14%) Romani: 16,457 (8.05%)
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census: Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001 Census 2001 religious adherence population % Orthodox Christians 120,78759.10% Muslims 72,54435.50% Protestants 1,4720.72% Roman Catholics 3860.19% Other 8210.40% Religion not mentioned 8,3684.09% total 204,378100%
Transportation Shumen lies on the main route between Varna and Sofia and is served by numerous trains and buses serving the city.
See also Provinces of Bulgaria List of villages in Shumen Province
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