Targovishte Municipality

Targovishte Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Търговище) is a municipality (obshtina) in Targovishte Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the transition between the Danubian Plain and the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Targovishte which is also the capital of the province.

Targovishte Municipality

Община Търговище
Municipality
Targovishte Municipality within Bulgaria and Targovishte Province.
Coordinates: 43°14′N 26°33′E
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Targovishte
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Targovishte
Area
 • Total872 km2 (337 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)[1]
 • Total60,497
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The municipality embraces a territory of 872 km² with a population of 60,497 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1] The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the area north of the main city.

Settlements

(towns are shown in bold):

Town/Village Cyrillic Population[2][3][4]
(December 2009)
  • Targovishte - Търговище - 37,375
  • Alvanovo - Алваново - 182
  • Aleksandrovo - Александрово - 252
  • Bayachevo - Баячево - 860
  • Bistra - Бистра - 202
  • Bozhurka - Божурка - 301
  • Bratovo - Братово - 207
  • Buynovo - Буйново - 665
  • Buhovtsi - Буховци - 640
  • Cherkovna - Черковна - 671
  • Davidovo - Давидово - 461
  • Draganovets - Драгановец - 507
  • Dralfa - Дралфа - 617
  • Dalgach - Дългач - 518
  • Golyamo Novo - Голямо Ново - 1,241
  • Golyamo Sokolovo - Голямо Соколово - 475
  • Gorna Kabda - Горна Кабда - 69
  • Koprets - Копрец - 244
  • Koshnichari - Кошничари - 86
  • Kralevo - Кралево - 975
  • Krashno - Кръшно - 257
  • Lilyak - Лиляк - 1,167
  • Lovets - Ловец - 472
  • Makariopolsko - Макариополско - 728
  • Makovo - Маково - 298
  • Miladinovtsi - Миладиновци - 228
  • Mirovets - Мировец - 125
  • Momino - Момино - 285
  • Nadarevo - Надарево - 509
  • Ovcharovo - Овчарово - 682
  • Osen - Осен - 72
  • Ostrets - Острец - 428
  • Paydushko - Пайдушко - 239
  • Pevets - Певец - 176
  • Podgoritsa - Подгорица - 988
  • Preselets - Преселец - 377
  • Presiyan - Пресиян - 233
  • Presyak - Пресяк - 212
  • Probuda - Пробуда - 571
  • Prolaz - Пролаз - 99
  • Razboyna - Разбойна - 465
  • Ralitsa - Ралица - 292
  • Rosina - Росина - 336
  • Ruets - Руец - 1,077
  • Strazha - Стража - 771
  • Saedinenie - Съединение - 367
  • Tvardintsi - Твърдинци - 160
  • Tarnovtsa - Търновца - 347
  • Tsvetnitsa - Цветница - 103
  • Vardun - Вардун - 1,013
  • Vasil Levski - Васил Левски - 370
  • Zdravets - Здравец - 502

Demography
The Church of the Holy Trinity in Vabel, Targovishte.

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Targovishte Municipality has comprised the former municipalities of Dralfa and Makariopolsko and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.

Targovishte Municipality
Year 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011
Population 62,069 66,502 70,355 60,890 62,188 61,458 60,497 57,264
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 groupPopulationPercentage
Bulgarians3322962.4%
Turks1488328%
Roma (Gypsy)39027.3%
Other5941.1%
Undeclared6021.1%

[8]

Ethnic groups in the municipality of Tatgovishte (2011 census)
Ethnic group Percentage
Bulgarians
 
 62.4%
Turks
 
 28.0%
Roma
 
 7.3%
others and indefinable
 
 2.2%

Religious composition

The religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, according to the 2011 census, was the following: 58,8% is a member of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, which makes Bulgarian Orthodox Christians the largest religious group in the municipality. The second largest religious group, with 30,1% of the total population, is the Muslim minority (Islam in Bulgaria). Around 7,5% preferred not to answer and a further 2,8% had no religion.[9]

Religions in Targovishte Municipality (2011 census)
Religious group Percentage
Orthodox Christian
 
 58.8%
Muslim
 
 30.1%
others and indefinable
 
 11.1%

See also

References
  1. (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
  2. (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
  3. (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
  4. (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
  5. National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
  6. Population by province, municipality, settlement and age by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute
  7. Population of Bulgarian divisions
  8. Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
  9. "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
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