| Shumen Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Община Шумен |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shumen |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shumen |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 43.2167°N 85°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 630 |
| Population As Of: | December 2009 |
| Population Total: | 101,597 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Shumen Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Шумен) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Shumen which is also the capital of the province.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 101,597 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1] Currently, the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway connects the main town with the port of Varna.
Aside from the rich cultural landmarks of the main city, the area is most known with the National Historical and Archaeological Reserve that includes the famous Madara Rider near the homonymous village.
Shumen Municipality includes the following 27 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2] [3] [4] (December 2009) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shumen | Шумен | 86,824 | |
| Belokopitovo | Белокопитово | 158 | |
| Blagovo | Благово | 108 | |
| Cherencha | Черенча | 471 | |
| Dibich | Дибич | 1,132 | |
| Drumevo | Друмево | 1,049 | |
| Gradishte | Градище | 800 | |
| Ivanski | Ивански | 1,649 | |
| Iliya Blaskovo | Илия Блъсково | 509 | |
| Kladenets | Кладенец | 105 | |
| Konyovets | Коньовец | 433 | |
| Kostena Reka | Костена река | 74 | |
| Lozevo | Лозево | 387 | |
| Madara | Мадара | 1,281 | |
| Marash | Мараш | 626 | |
| Novosel | Новосел | 557 | |
| Ovcharovo | Овчарово | 168 | |
| Panayot Volovo | Панайот Волово | 356 | |
| Radko Dimitrievo | Радко Димитриево | 337 | |
| Salmanovo | Салманово | 915 | |
| Srednya | Средня | 344 | |
| Struino | Струино | 394 | |
| Tsarev Brod | Царев брод | 1,314 | |
| Vasil Drumev | Васил Друмев | 355 | |
| Velino | Велино | 368 | |
| Vetrishte | Ветрище | 218 | |
| Vehtovo | Вехтово | 665 | |
| Total | 101,597 |
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Shumen Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Ivanski and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68781 | |||
| 13179 | |||
| 4042 | |||
| Others | 721 | ||
| Undeclared | 654 |
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: