Vetrino Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre – the village of Vetrino.
The municipality embraces a territory of 293.12 km2, bordering the Shumen Province to the west, with a population of 5,702 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 The southern parts of the area is crossed by the east operating part of Hemus motorway which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the country capital – Sofia.
Settlements
Vetrino Municipality includes the following 10 places, all of them are villages: 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) Vetrino Ветрино 1,036 Belogradets Белоградец 1,226 Dobroplodno Доброплодно 894 Gabarnitsa Габърница 96 Mlada Gvardiya Млада гвардия 335 Momchilovo Момчилово 192 Nevsha Невша 648 Neofit Rilski Неофит Рилски 921 Sredno Selo Средно село 59 Yagnilo Ягнило 295 Total 5,702
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 Vetrino Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 68.5% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Muslims are the largest minority with 21.8% of its population.
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Vetrino Municipality info-website