Dalgopol Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dalgopol.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population, as of December 2009, of 14,364 inhabitants. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 The area contains the Tsonevo Reservoir - the third biggest in the country, developed along the Luda Kamchiya river which is the main tributary of Kamchiya river that crosses the municipality from west to east.
Settlements
Dalgopol Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold): Town/Village Cyrillic Population Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009(December 2009) Dalgopol Дългопол 4,829 Arkovna Арковна 98 Asparuhovo Аспарухово 652 Boryana Боряна 283 Kamen Dyal Камен дял 217 Komunari Комунари 103 Krasimir Красимир 85 Lopushna Лопушна 909 Medovets Медовец 1,689 Partizani Партизани 1,113 Polyatsite Поляците 833 Royak Рояк 259 Sava Сава 272 Sladka Voda Сладка вода 49 Tsonevo Цонево 2,403 Velichkovo Величково 557 Total 14,364
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Religion According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
The municipality of Dalgopol has a mixed religious composition. At the 2011 census, 49.5% of respondents identified as Muslims and 41.7% as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Official website