| Dobrichka Municipality Община Добричка | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Dobrichka Municipality within Bulgaria and Dobrich Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′N 27°41′E / 43.650°N 27.683°E / 43.650; 27.683 | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Dobrich |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Dobrich |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,296.16 km (500.45 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 24,292 |
| • Density | 19/km (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dobrichka municipality (Bulgarian: Община Добричка) or Dobrich rural municipality (Добрич-селска) is a municipality in Dobrich Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in Southern Dobruja geographical region. It lies in the central southern part of the province and is not to be confused with Dobrich municipality (equivalent to the town of Dobrich), which is an enclave within Dobrichka.
The municipality embraces a territory of 1,296.16 km (500.45 sq mi) with a population of 24,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
Although the city is not part of the municipality, the administration is headquartered in Dobrich.
Settlements
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(rural)
Dobrichka municipality includes the following 68 villages:
- Altsek
- Batovo
- Bdintsi
- Benkovski
- Bogdan
- Bozhurovo
- Branishte
- Cherna
- Debrene
- Dobrevo
- Dolina
- Donchevo
- Draganovo
- Dryanovets
- Enevo
- Feldfebel Dyankovo
- General Kolevo
- Geshanovo
- Hitovo
- Kamen
- Karapelit
- Kotlentsi
- Kozloduytsi
- Kragulevo
- Lomnitsa
- Lovchantsi
- Lyaskovo
- Malka Smolnitsa
- Medovo
- Metodievo
- Miladinovtsi
- Novo Botevo
- Odartsi
- Odrintsi
- Opanets
- Orlova mogila
- Ovcharovo
- Paskalevo
- Pchelino
- Pchelnik
- Plachi Dol
- Pobeda
- Podslon
- Polkovnik Ivanovo
- Polkovnik Minkovo
- Polkovnik Sveshtarovo
- Popgrigorovo
- Prilep
- Primortsi
- Rosenovo
- Samuilovo
- Svoboda
- Slaveevo
- Sliventsi
- Smolnitsa
- Sokolnik
- Stefan Karadzha
- Stefanovo
- Stozher
- Tsarevets
- Tyanevo
- Vedrina
- Vladimirovo
- Vodnyantsi
- Vrachantsi
- Vratarite
- Zhitnitsa
- Zlatia
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last two decades. Dobrichka Municipality was separated from Dobrich Municipality in 1987.
| Dobrichka rural Municipality | ||||||||
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| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | --- | --- | 28,710 | 25,736 | 25,351 | 25,066 | 24,292 | 22,081 |
| Sources: Census 2001, Census 2011, „pop-stat.mashke.org“, | ||||||||
Religion
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
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See also
References
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Division of Bulgaria". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
- Dobrichka municipality website (in Bulgarian)
| Municipalities of Dobrich Province | |
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