Veliki Preslav Municipality
Encyclopedia
Veliki Preslav Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Shumen Province
, Northeastern Bulgaria
, located in the area of the so called Fore-Balkan north of the eastern part of Stara planina mountain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Veliki Preslav which was one of the ancient capitals of Bulgaria.
The municipality embraces a territory of 277.65 km² with a population of 15,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
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 Shumen Province
Shumen Province
-Religion:Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:-Transportation:Shumen lies on the main route between Varna and Sofia and is served by numerous trains and buses serving the city. The city is also very well connected with Istanbul which serves the large Turkish community in...
, Northeastern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, located in the area of the so called Fore-Balkan north of the eastern part of Stara planina mountain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Veliki Preslav which was one of the ancient capitals of Bulgaria.
The municipality embraces a territory of 277.65 km² with a population of 15,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
Settlements
Veliki Preslav Municipality includes the following 12 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Veliki Preslav Preslav Preslav was the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire from 893 to 972 and one of the most important cities of medieval Southeastern Europe. The ruins of the city are situated in modern northeastern Bulgaria, some 20 kilometres southwest of the regional capital of Shumen, and are currently a... |
Велики Преслав | 8,951 |
| Dragoevo | Драгоево | 983 |
| Khan Krum | Хан Крум | 387 |
| Imrenchevo | Имренчево | 422 |
| Kochovo | Кочово | 777 |
| Milanovo | Миланово | 623 |
| Mostich | Мостич | 344 |
| Mokresh | Мокреш | 310 |
| Osmar | Осмар | 364 |
| Suha Reka | Суха река | 112 |
| Troitsa | Троица | 765 |
| Zlatar | Златар | 1,254 |
| Total | 15,292 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.See also
- Provinces of BulgariaProvinces of BulgariaSince 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 BulgariaMunicipalities of BulgariaThe 28 provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 264 municipalities .-Blagoevgrad Province:# Bansko Municipality # Belitsa Municipality # Blagoevgrad Municipality...
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria