Provadia Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Provadia.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population, as of December 2009, of 23,045 inhabitants. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
Settlements
Provadia Municipality includes the following 25 places (towns are shown in bold): Town/Village Cyrillic Population Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009(December 2009) Provadia Провадия 12,901 Blaskovo Блъсково 1,354 Bozveliysko Бозвелийско 1,296 Barzitsa Бързица 270 Chayka Чайка 94 Cherkovna Черковна 240 Chernook Черноок 247 Dobrina Добрина 256 Gradinarovo Градинарово 801 Hrabrovo Храброво 439 Kiten Китен 52 Komarevo Комарево 463 Krivnya Кривня 400 Manastir Манастир 563 Nenovo Неново 69 Ovchaga Овчага 184 Petrov Dol Петров дол 344 Ravna Равна 179 Slaveykovo Славейково 476 Snezhina Снежина 570 Staroselets Староселец 62 Tutrakantsi Тутраканци 249 Venchan Венчан 338 Tziganitza Циганица 950 Zlatina Златина 248 Total 23,045
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
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:
A majority of the population of Provadia Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 61.6% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links
Official website