Shumen Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Shumen which is also the capital of the province.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 101,597 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Currently, the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway connects the main town with the port of Varna.
Aside from the rich cultural landmarks of the main city, the area is most known with the National Historical and Archaeological Reserve that includes the famous Madara Rider near the homonymous village.
Settlements
Shumen Municipality includes the following 27 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) Shumen Шумен 86,824 Belokopitovo Белокопитово 158 Blagovo Благово 108 Cherencha Черенча 471 Dibich Дибич 1,132 Drumevo Друмево 1,049 Gradishte Градище 800 Ivanski Ивански 1,649 Iliya Blaskovo Илия Блъсково 509 Kladenets Кладенец 105 Konyovets Коньовец 433 Kostena Reka Костена река 74 Lozevo Лозево 387 Madara Мадара 1,281 Marash Мараш 626 Novosel Новосел 557 Ovcharovo Овчарово 168 Panayot Volovo Панайот Волово 356 Radko Dimitrievo Радко Димитриево 337 Salmanovo Салманово 915 Srednya Средня 344 Struino Струино 394 Tsarev Brod Царев брод 1,314 Vasil Drumev Васил Друмев 355 Velino Велино 368 Vetrishte Ветрище 218 Vehtovo Вехтово 665 Total 101,597
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Shumen Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Ivanski and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
Ethnic composition According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following: Ethnic group Population Percentage Bulgarians 68781 Turks 13179 Roma (Gypsy) 4042 Others 721 Undeclared 654
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:
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Official website