Dolni Chiflik Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre: the town of Dolni Chiflik.
The municipality spreads from Dalgopol Municipality in the west to the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the east. To the north the area is mostly defined by the Kamchiya river and its estuary. Its territory is , with a population, as of December 2009, of 19,316 inhabitants. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
Settlements
Dolni Chiflik Municipality includes the following 17 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) Dolni Chiflik Долни чифлик 6,706 Bulair Булаир 158 Bardarevo Бърдарево 87 Detelina Детелина 664 Golitsa Голица 596 Goren Chiflik Горен чифлик 1,450 Grozdyovo Гроздьово 2,389 Krivini Кривини 110 Nova Shipka Нова Шипка 291 Novo Oryahovo Ново Оряхово 206 Pchelnik Пчелник 1,614 Rudnik Рудник 494 Solnik Солник 249 Staro Oryahovo Старо Оряхово 2,713 Shkorpilovtsi Шкорпиловци 704 Venelin Венелин 818 Yunets Юнец 67 Total 19,316
Demography The population of Dolni Chiflik Municipality is 20,217, of which 12,857 Bulgarians, 5,390 Turks and 717 Roma.
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 Dolni Chiflik Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 66.8% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Muslims constitute the second largest religious group with 15.1% of the population.
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Official website