Alfatar Municipality
| Alfatar Municipality Община Алфатар | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Alfatar Municipality within Bulgaria and Silistra Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°55′N 27°17′E / 43.917°N 27.283°ECoordinates: 43°55′N 27°17′E / 43.917°N 27.283°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Silistra |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Alfatar |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 248.57 km2 (95.97 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,324 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Alfatar Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Алфатар) is a small municipality (obshtina) in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, about 15 km south of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Alfatar.
The municipality embraces a territory of 248.57[1] km² with a population of 3,324 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[2]
The main road "7" crosses the area from north to south, connecting the province centre of Silistra with the city of Shumen and the eastern operating part of Hemus motorway.
Settlements
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Alfatar Municipality includes the following 7 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[3][4][5] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Alfatar | Алфатар | 1,714 |
| Alekovo | Алеково | 578 |
| Bistra | Бистра | 367 |
| Chukovets | Чуковец | 287 |
| Kutlovitsa | Кутловица | 77 |
| Tsar Asen | Цар Асен | 191 |
| Vasil Levski | Васил Левски | 110 |
| Total | 3,324 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Alfatar Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 6,373 | 5,454 | 4,630 | 3,990 | 3,629 | 3,451 | 3,324 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[6] Census 2011,[7] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[8] | ||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 (Bulgarian)Characterization of Silistra Province
- 1 2 (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
External links
- Official website (Bulgarian)
