| Kaolinovo Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Община Каолиново |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shumen |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kaolinovo |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 43.5833°N 32°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 293.53 |
| Population As Of: | December 2017 |
| Population Total: | 12,646 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Kaolinovo Municipality (bg|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.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 12,646 inhabitants, as of December 2017.[1]
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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | |||
| 8964 | |||
| 1675 | |||
| Other | 12 | ||
| Undeclared | 175 |
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.
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:The municipality of Kaolinovo has one of the highest concentrations of Muslims in Bulgaria.
The municipality of Kaolinovo had relatively favourable demographic indicators compared to other areas in Bulgaria, although it has become worse.
| 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 |