Dulovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Дулово) is a municipality (obshtina) in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, about 25 km south of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Dulovo.
Dulovo Municipality
Община Дулово | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Dulovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Silistra Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′N 27°6′E / 43.800°N 27.100°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Silistra |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Dulovo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 566.33 km2 (218.66 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 28,860 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipality embraces a territory of 566.33[1] km2 with a population of 28,860 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[2]
The main road I-7 crosses the area from north to south, connecting the province centre of Silistra with the city of Shumen and the eastern operating part of Hemus motorway.
Settlements
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Dulovo Municipality includes the following 27 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[3][4][5] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Dulovo | Дулово | 6,621 |
| Boil | Боил | 954 |
| Cherkovna | Черковна | 599 |
| Chernolik | Чернолик | 1,425 |
| Chernik | Черник | 2,299 |
| Dolets | Долец | 533 |
| Grancharovo | Грънчарово | 505 |
| Kozyak | Козяк | 362 |
| Kolobar | Колобър | 532 |
| Mezhden | Межден | 691 |
| Oven | Овен | 1,011 |
| Okorsh | Окорш | 1,617 |
| Oreshene | Орешене | 399 |
| Paisievo | Паисиево | 870 |
| Polkovnik Taslakovo | Полковник Таслаково | 435 |
| Poroyno | Поройно | 1,248 |
| Pravda | Правда | 1,664 |
| Prohlada | Прохлада | 250 |
| Razdel | Раздел | 624 |
| Ruyno | Руйно | 857 |
| Sekulovo | Секулово | 920 |
| Skala | Скала | 212 |
| Vodno | Водно | 921 |
| Vokil | Вокил | 1,227 |
| Varbino | Върбино | 100 |
| Yarebitsa | Яребица | 1,357 |
| Zlatoklas | Златоклас | 627 |
| Total | 28,860 |
Demography
editThe following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Dulovo Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Okorsh and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
| Dulovo Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 23,253 | 23,426 | 33,509 | 30,591 | 29,677 | 29,200 | 28,860 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[6] Census 2011,[7] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[8] | ||||||||
Ethnic groups
editEthnic Turks constitute the majority of the population of Dulovo, followed by Bulgarians and Roma people.
Religious composition
editAccording to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
Most inhabitants are Muslim, followed by Christians.
Demographic indicators
editThe municipality of Dulovo has a relatively good demographic structure compared to other areas in Bulgaria, although the situation is becoming worse.
| Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural growth | Birth rate (‰) | Death rate (‰) | Natural growth rate (‰) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32,880 | 337 | 431 | −94 | 10.2 | 13.1 | −2.9 |
| 2001 | 30,443 | 346 | 430 | −84 | 11.4 | 14.1 | −2.8 |
| 2002 | 30,150 | 297 | 420 | −123 | 9.9 | 13.9 | −4.1 |
| 2003 | 30,079 | 349 | 379 | −30 | 11.6 | 12.6 | −1.0 |
| 2004 | 29,893 | 326 | 392 | −66 | 10.9 | 13.1 | −2.2 |
| 2005 | 29,677 | 298 | 407 | −109 | 10.0 | 13.7 | −3.7 |
| 2006 | 29,473 | 304 | 435 | −131 | 10.3 | 14.8 | −4.4 |
| 2007 | 29,200 | 304 | 405 | −101 | 10.4 | 13.9 | −3.5 |
| 2008 | 28,956 | 344 | 407 | −63 | 11.9 | 14.1 | −2.2 |
| 2009 | 28,860 | 366 | 372 | −6 | 12.7 | 12.9 | −0.2 |
| 2010 | 28,634 | 333 | 382 | −49 | 11.6 | 13.3 | −1.7 |
| 2011 | 28,259 | 282 | 376 | −94 | 10.0 | 13.2 | −3.3 |
| 2012 | 28,215 | 329 | 399 | −70 | 11.7 | 14.1 | −2.5 |
| 2013 | 28,077 | 267 | 329 | −62 | 9.5 | 11.7 | −2.2 |
| 2014 | 27,963 | 302 | 409 | −107 | 10.8 | 14.6 | −3.8 |
| 2015 | 27,857 | 305 | 395 | −90 | 10.9 | 14.2 | −3.2 |
| 2016 | 27,643 | 282 | 398 | −116 | 10.2 | 14.4 | −4.2 |
| 2017 | 27,506 | 281 | 365 | −84 | 10.2 | 13.3 | −3.1 |
| 2018 | 27,403 | 248 | 410 | -162 | 9.1 | 15.0 | -5.9 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b (in Bulgarian)Characterization of Silistra Province Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants – December 2009
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009
- ^ National Statistical Institute – Census 2001
- ^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ^ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. February 1, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
edit- Official website (in Bulgarian)