Kaolinovo_Municipality
Kaolinovo Municipality
Municipality in Shumen, Bulgaria
Kaolinovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Каолиново) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Ludogorie geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Kaolinovo.
Kaolinovo Municipality
Община Каолиново | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Kaolinovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°35′N 27°5′E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Shumen |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Kaolinovo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 293.53 km2 (113.33 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,646 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 293 km2 (113 sq mi) with a population of 12,646 inhabitants, as of December 2017.[1]
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Kaolinovo Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Kaolinovo | Каолиново | 1,538 |
| Branichevo | Браничево | 1,220 |
| Doyrantsi | Дойранци | 535 |
| Dolina | Долина | 503 |
| Gusla | Гусла | 664 |
| Kliment | Климент | 1019 |
| Lisi Vrah | Лиси връх | 69 |
| Lyatno | Лятно | 584 |
| Naum | Наум | 433 |
| Omarchevo | Омарчево | 38 |
| Pristoe | Пристое | 983 |
| Sini Vir | Сини вир | 604 |
| Sredkovets | Средковец | 642 |
| Todor Ikonomovo | Тодор Икономово | 2,027 |
| Takach | Тъкач | 718 |
| Zagoriche | Загориче | 674 |
| Total | 12,251 |
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
| Kaolinovo Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 20,916 | 19,382 | 13,556 | 12,544 | 12,518 | 12,456 | 12,251 | 12,093 |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
Ethnic composition
According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following:
| Ethnic group | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarians | 722 | 6.3% |
| Turks | 8964 | 77.6% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 1675 | 14.5% |
| Other | 12 | 0.1% |
| Undeclared | 175 | 1.5% |
More than three-quarters of the population of Kaolinovo Municipality consists of ethnic Turks. The second largest ethnic group are the Turkish-speaking Roma people with one in seven people. Bulgarians make up a very small minority.
| Ethnic groups in Kaolinovo Municipality (2011 census) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic group | Percentage | |||
| Bulgarians | 6.3% | |||
| Turks | 77.6% | |||
| Roma | 14.5% | |||
| others and indefinable | 1.6% | |||
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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The municipality of Kaolinovo has one of the highest concentrations of Muslims in Bulgaria.
Demographic situation
The municipality of Kaolinovo had relatively favourable demographic indicators compared to other areas in Bulgaria, although it has become more worse with the day.
| Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural growth | Birth rate (‰) | Death rate (‰) | Natural growth rate (‰) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,593 | 157 | 152 | +5 | 11.6 | 11.2 | +0.4 |
| 2001 | 12,481 | 166 | 175 | −9 | 13.3 | 14.0 | −0.7 |
| 2002 | 12,511 | 160 | 190 | −30 | 12.8 | 15.2 | −2.4 |
| 2003 | 12,555 | 168 | 147 | +21 | 13.4 | 11.7 | +1.7 |
| 2004 | 12,551 | 158 | 152 | +6 | 12.6 | 12.1 | +0.5 |
| 2005 | 12,518 | 147 | 165 | −18 | 11.7 | 13.2 | −1.4 |
| 2006 | 12,482 | 148 | 166 | −18 | 11.9 | 13.3 | −1.4 |
| 2007 | 12,456 | 172 | 185 | −13 | 13.8 | 14.9 | −1.0 |
| 2008 | 12,323 | 121 | 160 | −39 | 9.8 | 12.9 | −3.2 |
| 2009 | 12,251 | 169 | 167 | +2 | 13.8 | 13.6 | +0.2 |
| 2010 | 12,248 | 156 | 173 | −17 | 12.7 | 14.1 | −1.4 |
| 2011 | 12,107 | 141 | 146 | −5 | 11.6 | 12.1 | −0.4 |
| 2012 | 12,200 | 175 | 153 | +22 | 14.3 | 12.5 | +1.8 |
| 2013 | 12,298 | 144 | 144 | +0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +0.0 |
| 2014 | 12,490 | 153 | 146 | +7 | 12.2 | 11.7 | +0.6 |
| 2015 | 12,522 | 142 | 161 | −19 | 11.3 | 12.9 | −1.5 |
| 2016 | 12,551 | 134 | 150 | −16 | 10.7 | 12.0 | −1.3 |
| 2017 | 12,646 | 117 | 155 | −38 | 9.3 | 12.3 | −3.0 |
| 2018 | 12,771 | 124 | 187 | -63 | 9.7 | 14.6 | -4.9 |
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2017 Archived 13 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived 13 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
- Official website (in Bulgarian)