Shabla Municipality
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Shabla Municipality Община Шабла | |
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Municipality | |
 Shabla Municipality within Bulgaria and Dobrich Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°36′N 28°31′E / 43.600°N 28.517°E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Dobrich |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Shabla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 329.64 km2 (127.27 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,580 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Shabla Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Шабла) is a municipality (obshtina) in Dobrich Province, Bulgaria, located in the north-easternmost part of the country on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in Southern Dobruja geographical region, bounded by Romania to the north. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Shabla.
The municipality embraces a territory of 329.64 km2 (127.27 sq mi) with a population of 5,580 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The area is best known with Cape Shabla - Bulgaria's easternmost point as well as the natural reserve of Durankulak Lake. The main road E87 crosses the municipality connecting the port of Varna with the Romanian port of Konstanza.
Settlements
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Shabla Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Shabla | Шабла | 3,586 |
| Bozhanovo | Божаново | 15 |
| Chernomortsi | Черноморци | 80 |
| Durankulak | Дуранкулак | 455 |
| Ezerets | Езерец | 183 |
| Gorichane | Горичане | 95 |
| Gorun | Горун | 105 |
| Granichar | Граничар | 163 |
| Krapets | Крапец | 378 |
| Prolez | Пролез | 56 |
| Smin | Смин | 78 |
| Staevtsi | Стаевци | 8 |
| Tvarditsa | Твърдица | 11 |
| Tyulenovo | Тюленово | 59 |
| Vaklino | Ваклино | 195 |
| Zahari Stoyanovo | Захари Стояново | 113 |
| Total | 5,580 |
Demography
[edit]The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Shabla Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 9,261 | 8,375 | 7,508 | 6,380 | 5,959 | 5,759 | 5,580 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Religion
[edit]According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ (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
- ^ National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
Places adjacent to Shabla Municipality | |
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