Vetovo Municipality
Encyclopedia
Vetovo Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Ruse Province
, Central-North Bulgaria
, located in the western parts of Ludogorie
geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain
. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Vetovo
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 352.52 km² with a population of 13,738 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The main road E70
crosses the area in the western part of the municipality, connecting the province centre of Ruse with the city of Razgrad
and the eastern operating part of Hemus motorway
.
and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
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 Ruse Province
Ruse Province
Ruse Province is a province in northern Bulgaria, named after its main city - Ruse, neighbouring Romania via the Danube. It is divided into 8 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 249,144 inhabitants....
, Central-North 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 western parts of 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 town of Vetovo
Vetovo
Vetovo is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Ruse Province. It is the administrative centre of Vetovo Municipality, which lies in the eastern part of the area, and ranks third in population in the province after Ruse and Byala. The town is located 40 kilometres away from the provincial...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 352.52 km² with a population of 13,738 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The main road E70
European route E70
European route E 70 is an A-Class West-East European route, extending from A Coruña in Spain in the west to the Georgian city of Poti in the east.-Itinerary:...
crosses the area in the western part of the municipality, connecting the province centre of Ruse with 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:...
and the eastern operating part of Hemus motorway
Hemus motorway
The Hemus motorway or Haemus motorway , designated A2, is a motorway currently under construction in Bulgaria. Its planned length is 433 km, of which 129 km are in operation , divided into two sections — Sofia-Yablanitsa and Varna-Shumen...
.
Settlements
Vetovo Municipality includes the following 6 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Vetovo Vetovo Vetovo is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Ruse Province. It is the administrative centre of Vetovo Municipality, which lies in the eastern part of the area, and ranks third in population in the province after Ruse and Byala. The town is located 40 kilometres away from the provincial... |
Ветово | 4,777 |
| Glodzhevo Glodzhevo Glodzhevo is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Vetovo Municipality, Rousse Province.... |
Глоджево | 3,659 |
| Krivnya | Кривня | 630 |
| Pisanets | Писанец | 407 |
| Senovo Senovo, Bulgaria Senovo is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Vetovo Municipality, Rousse Province, near Tsar Kaloyan.... |
Сеново | 1,580 |
| Smirnenski | Смирненски | 2,685 |
| Total | 13,738 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Vetovo Municipality has comprised the former municipality of SenovoSenovo, Bulgaria
Senovo is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Vetovo Municipality, Rousse Province, near Tsar Kaloyan....
and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
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