| Kaspichan Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Община Каспичан |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shumen |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kaspichan |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 43.2833°N 34°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 275.06 |
| Population As Of: | December 2009 |
| Population Total: | 8,871 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Kaspichan Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Каспичан) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Kaspichan.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 8,871 inhabitants as of December 2009.[1] The area is crossed from east to west by the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway, which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the capital Sofia.
Kaspichan Municipality includes the following 9 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2] [3] [4] (December 2009) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaspichan | Каспичан | 3,260 | |
| Kaspichan (village) | Каспичан | 1,602 | |
| Kosovo | Косово | 387 | |
| Kyulevcha | Кюлевча | 496 | |
| Markovo | Марково | 792 | |
| Mogila | Могила | 408 | |
| Pliska | Плиска | 1,051 | |
| Varbyane | Върбяне | 288 | |
| Zlatna niva | Златна нива | 587 | |
| Total | 8,871 |
The following table illustrates the population change over 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,935 | |||
| 1,073 | |||
| 925 | |||
| Others | 292 | ||
| Undeclared | 103 |
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: