Shumen Province
oblast of Bulgaria
43°15′N 27°0′E / 43.250°N 27.000°E
Shumen Province
Област Шумен | |
|---|---|
 Location of Shumen Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Shumen |
| Municipalities | 10 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,389.7 km2 (1,308.8 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 180 528 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | H |
| Website | oblastshumen.icon.bg |
Shumen Province is a province in northeastern Bulgaria. The capital city is also named Shumen.
Municipalities
changeThe Shumen Province has 10 municipalities. The following table shows each municipality's name, main town (in bold) or village, and population as of December 2009.
| Municipality | Pop.[2] | Town/Village | Pop.[3][4][5][6] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venets | 6,905 | Venets | 725 |
| Varbitsa | 10,492 | Varbitsa | 3,585 |
| Hitrino | 6,423 | Hitrino | 715 |
| Kaolinovo | 12,251 | Kaolinovo | 1,538 |
| Kaspichan | 8,871 | Kaspichan | 3,260 |
| Nikola Kozlevo | 6,381 | Nikola Kozlevo | 789 |
| Novi Pazar | 18,476 | Novi Pazar | 12,673 |
| Veliki Preslav | 15,292 | Veliki Preslav | 8,951 |
| Smyadovo | 7,402 | Smyadovo | 4,036 |
| Shumen | 101,597 | Shumen | 86,824 |
References
change- ↑ (in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ↑ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
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