Sliven Municipality

Sliven Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Сливен) is a municipality in the Sliven Province of Bulgaria.

Sliven Municipality
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Sliven Municipality in Sliven Province
Sliven Municipality Location of Sliven Municipality in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°41′00″N 26°20′00″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Sliven Province
Capital	Sliven
Area
• Total	1,366.63 km^2 (527.66 sq mi)
Elevation	261 m (856 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	125,268
• Density	92/km^2 (240/sq mi)

Demography

Ethnic composition of Sliven Municipality

  Gypsies/Romani (9.7%)

  Turks (3.35%)

  Bulgarians (70.84%)

  No identification (14.88%)

  Other (1.2%)

At the 2011 census, the population of Sliven was 125,268. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (70.65%) with a minority of Turks (3.35%) and Gypsies/Romani (9.7%).[1][2] 14.88% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.

Villages

In addition to the capital town of Sliven, there are 44 villages in the municipality:

Bikovo Binkos Blatets Bozhevtsi Bozadzhii Biala Buglen Gavrailovo Guerguevets Glufishevo Glushnik Goliamo Chochoveni Gorno Aleksandrovo Gradsko Dragodanovo Zheliu Voivoda Zaichari Zlati Voivoda Izgrev Ichera Kaloyanovo Kamen Kermen (town)

Kovachite Krushare Malko Chochoveni Mechkarevo Mladovo Nikolaevo Novachevo Panaretovtsi Rakovo Samuilovo Seliminovo Skobelevo Sotiria Sredorek Stara Reka Staro Selo Strupets Topolchane Trapoklovo Chintulovo Chokoba

References

1. "Distribuția pe vârste a populației localităților Bulgariei". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
2. "Distribuția etnică a populației localităților Bulgariei". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.