Antonovo Municipality Explained

Antonovo Municipality
Native Name:Община Антоново
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name1:Targovishte
Subdivision Name2:Antonovo
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:43.1°N 35°W
Area Total Km2:472
Population As Of:December 2009
Population Total:6,507
Population Density Km2:auto

Antonovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Антоново) 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 town of Antonovo.

The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 6,507 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]

Settlements

(towns are shown in bold):Population (December 2009)[2] [3] [4]

Demography

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

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
1660
2975
1212
Other 7
Undeclared 84
[5]

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:

See also

References

  1. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
  2. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
  3. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
  4. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
  5. http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_4.pop_by_ethnos.xls Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute

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