Nikola Kozlevo Municipality
Nikola Kozlevo Municipality
Община Никола Козлево | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Nikola Kozlevo Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′N 27°12′E / 43.533°N 27.200°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Shumen |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Nikola Kozlevo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 265 km2 (102 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,381 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Nikola Kozlevo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Никола Козлево) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Ludogorie geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Nikola Kozlevo.
The municipality embraces a territory of 265 km² with a population of 6,381 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
Settlements
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Nikola Kozlevo Municipality includes the following 11 places, all of them are villages:
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Nikola Kozlevo | Никола Козлево | 789 |
| Harsovo | Хърсово | 370 |
| Karavelovo | Каравелово | 357 |
| Krasen Dol | Красен дол | 143 |
| Kriva Reka | Крива река | 485 |
| Pet Mogili | Пет могили | 1,097 |
| Ruzhitsa | Ружица | 320 |
| Tsani Ginchevo | Цани Гинчево | 419 |
| Tsarkvitsa | Църквица | 629 |
| Vekilski | Векилски | 94 |
| Valnari | Вълнари | 1,678 |
| Total | 6,381 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Nikola Kozlevo Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 11,151 | 10,034 | 8,427 | 7,157 | 6,796 | 6,618 | 6,381 | 6,100 |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
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 | 1299 | 22.9% |
| Turks | 2883 | 50.8% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 1176 | 20.7% |
| Other | 115 | 2% |
| Undeclared | 199 | 3.5% |
See also
References
- ^ a b Template:En icon Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Template:En icon Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Template:En icon Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ Template:En icon Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ^ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and age by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Archived September 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Population of Bulgarian divisions
- ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Template:Bg icon