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| Suhindol Municipality Община Сухиндол | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Suhindol Municipality within Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°10′N 25°11′E / 43.167°N 25.183°E / 43.167; 25.183 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Suhindol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 157.55 km (60.83 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,046 |
| • Density | 19/km (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Suhindol Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Сухиндол) is a small municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, central-north Bulgaria, located in the transition between the Danubian Plain and the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Suhindol.
The municipality embraces a territory of 157.55 km (60.83 sq mi) with a population of 3,046, as of December 2009.
The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the area connecting the capital city of Sofia with the port of Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.
Settlements
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Suhindol Municipality includes the following 6 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Suhindol | Сухиндол | 2,146 |
| Byala Reka | Бяла река | 252 |
| Gorsko Kalugerovo | Горско Калугерово | 171 |
| Gorsko Kosovo | Горско Косово | 166 |
| Koevtsi | Коевци | 194 |
| Krasno Gradishte | Красно градище | 117 |
| Total | 3,046 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Suhindol Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 5,470 | 4,222 | 3,912 | 3,630 | 3,332 | 3,178 | 3,046 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001, Census 2011, „pop-stat.mashke.org“, | ||||||||
Vital statistics
The municipality of Suhindol has a low birth rate combined with a very high death rate, which makes the natural growth negative.
| Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural growth | Birth rate (‰) | Death rate (‰) | Natural growth rate (‰) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,739 | 42 | 121 | −79 | 11.1 | 31.9 | −20.8 |
| 2001 | 3,520 | 26 | 100 | −74 | 7.2 | 27.6 | −20.4 |
| 2002 | 3,537 | 33 | 94 | −61 | 9.4 | 26.6 | −17.3 |
| 2003 | 3,420 | 27 | 109 | −82 | 7.8 | 31.3 | −23.6 |
| 2004 | 3,351 | 24 | 81 | −57 | 7.1 | 23.9 | −16.8 |
| 2005 | 3,332 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 10.2 | 20.4 | −10.2 |
| 2006 | 3,248 | 33 | 87 | −54 | 10.0 | 26.4 | −16.4 |
| 2007 | 3,178 | 20 | 73 | −53 | 6.2 | 22.7 | −16.5 |
| 2008 | 3,100 | 25 | 73 | −48 | 8.0 | 23.3 | −15.3 |
| 2009 | 3,046 | 23 | 75 | −52 | 7.5 | 24.4 | −16.9 |
| 2010 | 2,967 | 23 | 109 | −86 | 7.6 | 36.2 | −28.6 |
| 2011 | 2,513 | 20 | 80 | −60 | 7.9 | 31.6 | −23.7 |
| 2012 | 2,460 | 26 | 92 | −66 | 10.5 | 37.0 | −26.5 |
| 2013 | 2,434 | 16 | 64 | −48 | 6.5 | 26.2 | −19.7 |
| 2014 | 2,389 | 21 | 92 | −71 | 8.7 | 38.1 | −29.4 |
| 2015 | 2,444 | 25 | 86 | −61 | 10.2 | 35.2 | −25.0 |
| 2016 | 2,374 | 17 | 76 | −59 | 7.2 | 32.0 | −24.9 |
| 2017 | 2,316 | 19 | 91 | −72 | 8.2 | 39.3 | −31.1 |
| 2018 | 2,255 | 21 | 83 | −62 | 9.3 | 36.8 | −27.5 |
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
- ^ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian towns in 2009
- Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants – December 2009
- 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. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
| Municipalities of Veliko Tarnovo Province | |
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