Razgrad Municipality is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 (obshtina) in Razgrad Province

Razgrad Province

Razgrad Province , former name Razgrad okrug) is a province in Northeastern Bulgaria, geographically part of the Ludogorie region. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre - the town of Razgrad...

, Northeastern Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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, located in the Ludogorie

Ludogorie

The Ludogorie or Deliorman is a region in northeastern Bulgaria stretching over the plateau of the same name. Major cities in the region are Razgrad, Novi Pazar, Pliska and Isperih...

 geographical region part of the Danubian Plain

Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)

The Danubian Plain constitutes the northern part of Bulgaria, situated north of the Balkan Mountains and south of the Danube. Its western border is the Timok River and to the east it borders the Black Sea. The plain has an area of . It is about long and wide.The relief of the Danubian Plain is...

. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Razgrad

Razgrad

Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:...

 which is also the capital of the province.

The municipality embraces a territory of 620 km² with a population of 54,720 inhabitants, as of December 2009.

The main road E70

European route E70

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 crosses the area, connecting the main town with the city of Ruse and the Danube Bridge.

Settlements

Razgrad Municipality includes the following 22 places (towns are shown in bold):

Town/Village	Cyrillic	Population (December 2009)
Razgrad Razgrad Razgrad is a city in northeastern Bulgaria, administrative and industrial centre of the homonymous Razgrad Province. As of February 2011, it has a population of 33,238 inhabitants.-History:...	Разград	34,592
Balkanski	Балкански	322
Blagoevo	Благоево	640
Cherkovna	Черковна	148
Dryanovets	Дряновец	811
Dyankovo	Дянково	2,913
Getsovo Getsovo Getsovo is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Razgrad Municipality, Razgrad Province. The village is located in the Beli Lom valley, 4 kilometers from Razgrad....	Гецово	1,902
Kichenitsa	Киченица	923
Lipnik	Липник	584
Mortagonovo	Мортагоново	1,091
Nedoklan	Недоклан	212
Osenets	Осенец	1,081
Ostrovche	Островче	164
Pobit Kamak	Побит камък	312
Prostorno	Просторно	189
Poroishte	Пороище	505
Radingrad	Радинград	306
Rakovski Rakovski, Razgrad Province Rakovski , Zincirli Kuyucuk is a village situated at from Razgrad Train Station and from the City of Razgrad, Bulgaria.- Overview :...	Раковски	2,568
Strazhets	Стражец	1,957
Topchii	Топчии	568
Ushintsi	Ушинци	264
Yasenovets	Ясеновец	2,668
Total		54,720

Demography

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

See also

• Provinces of Bulgaria
  Provinces of Bulgaria
  Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces which correspond approximately to the 28 districts that existed before 1987. In 1987, during the Communist regime of Todor Zhivkov, the districts were consolidated into nine larger provinces , which survived until 1999.Each province is named...
  
  
• Municipalities of Bulgaria
  Municipalities of Bulgaria
  The 28 provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 264 municipalities .-Blagoevgrad Province:# Bansko Municipality # Belitsa Municipality # Blagoevgrad Municipality...
  
  
• List of cities and towns in Bulgaria

External links

• Official website