Dulovo Municipality
| Dulovo Municipality Община Дулово | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Dulovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Silistra Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′N 27°6′E / 43.800°N 27.100°ECoordinates: 43°48′N 27°6′E / 43.800°N 27.100°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Silistra |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Dulovo |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 566.33 km2 (218.66 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 28,860 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Dulovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Дулово) is a municipality (obshtina) in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, about 25 km south of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Dulovo.
The municipality embraces a territory of 566.33[1] km² with a population of 28,860 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[2]
The main road I-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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Dulovo Municipality includes the following 27 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[3][4][5] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Dulovo | Дулово | 6,621 |
| Boil | Боил | 954 |
| Cherkovna | Черковна | 599 |
| Chernolik | Чернолик | 1,425 |
| Chernik | Черник | 2,299 |
| Dolets | Долец | 533 |
| Grancharovo | Грънчарово | 505 |
| Kozyak | Козяк | 362 |
| Kolobar | Колобър | 532 |
| Mezhden | Межден | 691 |
| Oven | Овен | 1,011 |
| Okorsh | Окорш | 1,617 |
| Oreshene | Орешене | 399 |
| Paisievo | Паисиево | 870 |
| Polkovnik Taslakovo | Полковник Таслаково | 435 |
| Poroyno | Поройно | 1,248 |
| Pravda | Правда | 1,664 |
| Prohlada | Прохлада | 250 |
| Razdel | Раздел | 624 |
| Ruyno | Руйно | 857 |
| Sekulovo | Секулово | 920 |
| Skala | Скала | 212 |
| Vodno | Водно | 921 |
| Vokil | Вокил | 1,227 |
| Varbino | Върбино | 100 |
| Yarebitsa | Яребица | 1,357 |
| Zlatoklas | Златоклас | 627 |
| Total | 28,860 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Dulovo Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Okorsh and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
| Dulovo Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 23,253 | 23,426 | 33,509 | 30,591 | 29,677 | 29,200 | 28,860 | ... |
| 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
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ↑ (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)
