Shumen Province
43°15′N 27°0′E / 43.250°N 27.000°E
Shumen Province
Област Шумен | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
License plate | H |
Website | oblastshumen.icon.bg |
Shumen Province (
The Main City
The city of Shumen is famous in the region for the
Municipalities
The Shumen Province contains 10 municipalities (singular: община, obshtina - plural: общини, obshtini). The following table shows each municipality's name in English and
Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop.[2][3][4] | Town/Village | Pop.[3][5][6][7][8] (December 2009) |
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Venets | Венец | 6,905 | Venets | 725 |
Varbitsa | Върбица | 10,492 | Varbitsa | 3,585 |
Hitrino | Хитрино | 6,423 | Hitrino | 715 |
Kaolinovo | Каолиново | 12,251 | Kaolinovo | 1,538 |
Kaspichan | Каспичан | 8,871 | Kaspichan | 3,260 |
Nikola Kozlevo | Никола Козлево | 6,381 | Nikola Kozlevo | 789 |
Novi Pazar | Нови Пазар | 18,476 | Novi Pazar
|
12,673 |
Veliki Preslav | Велики Преслав | 15,292 | Veliki Preslav | 8,951 |
Smyadovo | Смядово | 7,402 | Smyadovo | 4,036 |
Shumen | Шумен | 101,597 | Shumen | 86,824 |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1946 | 222,141 | — |
1956 | 224,705 | +1.2% |
1965 | 243,416 | +8.3% |
1975 | 253,437 | +4.1% |
1985 | 254,884 | +0.6% |
1992 | 220,320 | −13.6% |
2001 | 204,378 | −7.2% |
2011 | 180,528 | −11.7% |
2021 | 151,465 | −16.1% |
Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[9] |
The Shumen province had a population of 204,395 (204,378 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female.[10]
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 194,090[2] of which 22.7% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[11]
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 180,528
By self-identified ethnicity (167,952 people):[12]
- Bulgarians: 99,446 (59.21%)
- Turks: 50,878 (30.29%)
- Romani: 13,847 (8.24%)
- Others and indefinable: 3,781 (2.25%)
A further 12,000 people did not declare their ethnic group.
Self-identified ethnic group according to the 2001 census (204,378 people out of the total population of 204,395, with percentage of total population):[13]
- Bulgarians: 123,084 (60.22%)
- Turks: 59,551 (29.14%)
- Romani: 16,457 (8.05%)
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[14]
Census 2001 | ||
---|---|---|
religious adherence | population | % |
Orthodox Christians | 120,787 | 59.10% |
Muslims
|
72,544 | 35.50% |
Protestants | 1,472 | 0.72% |
Roman Catholics
|
386 | 0.19% |
Other | 821 | 0.40% |
Religion not mentioned | 8,368 | 4.09% |
total | 204,378 | 100% |
Transportation
Shumen lies on the main route between Varna and Sofia and is served by numerous trains and buses serving the city.
See also
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- List of villages in Shumen Province
References
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
- ^ a b c (in English) „WorldCityPopulation“
- ^ a b „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
- ^ „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
- ^ "Divisions of Bulgaria" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2024-04-03.
- ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
- ^ (in Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (in Bulgarian) Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001