Dobrichka municipality () or Dobrich rural municipality (Добрич-селска) is a municipality in Dobrich Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in Southern Dobruja geographical region. It lies in the central southern part of the province and is not to be confused with Dobrich municipality (equivalent to the town of Dobrich), which is an enclave within Dobrichka.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 24,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
Although the city is not part of the municipality, the administration is headquartered in Dobrich.
Settlements
Dobrichka municipality includes the following 68 villages:
Altsek Batovo Bdintsi Benkovski Bogdan Bozhurovo Branishte Cherna Debrene Dobrevo Dolina Donchevo Draganovo Dryanovets Enevo Feldfebel Dyankovo General Kolevo Geshanovo Hitovo Kamen Karapelit Kotlentsi Kozloduytsi Kragulevo Lomnitsa Lovchantsi Lyaskovo Malka Smolnitsa Medovo Metodievo Miladinovtsi Novo Botevo Odartsi Odrintsi Opanets Orlova mogila Ovcharovo Paskalevo Pchelino Pchelnik Plachi Dol Pobeda Podslon Polkovnik Ivanovo Polkovnik Minkovo Polkovnik Sveshtarovo Popgrigorovo Prilep Primortsi Rosenovo Samuilovo Svoboda Slaveevo Sliventsi Smolnitsa Sokolnik Stefan Karadzha Stefanovo Stozher Tsarevets Tyanevo Vedrina Vladimirovo Vodnyantsi Vrachantsi Vratarite Zhitnitsa Zlatia
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last two decades. Dobrichka Municipality was separated from Dobrich Municipality in 1987.
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 Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Dobrichka municipality website