Kaolinovo Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Ludogorie geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Kaolinovo.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 12,646 inhabitants, as of December 2017. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2017
Settlements
Kaolinovo Municipality includes the following 16 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) Kaolinovo Каолиново 1,538 Branichevo Браничево 1,220 Doyrantsi Дойранци 535 Dolina Долина 503 Gusla Гусла 664 Kliment Климент 1019 Lisi Vrah Лиси връх 69 Lyatno Лятно 584 Naum Наум 433 Omarchevo Омарчево 38 Pristoe Пристое 983 Sini Vir Сини вир 604 Sredkovets Средковец 642 Todor Ikonomovo Тодор Икономово 2,027 Takach Тъкач 718 Zagoriche Загориче 674 Total 12,251
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Ethnic composition According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following: Ethnic group Population Percentage Bulgarians 722 Turks 8964 Roma (Gypsy) 1675 Other 12 Undeclared 175 Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute
More than three-quarters of the population of Kaolinovo Municipality consists of ethnic Turks. The second largest ethnic group are the Turkish-speaking Roma people with one in seven people. Bulgarians make up a very small minority.
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:
The municipality of Kaolinovo has one of the highest concentrations of Muslims in Bulgaria.
Demographic situation The municipality of Kaolinovo had relatively favourable demographic indicators compared to other areas in Bulgaria, although it has become worse. Population Live births Deaths Natural growth Birth rate (‰) Death rate (‰) Natural growth rate (‰) 2000 13,593 157 152 +5 11.6 11.2 +0.4 2001 12,481 166 175 −9 13.3 14.0 −0.7 2002 12,511 160 190 −30 12.8 15.2 −2.4 2003 12,555 168 147 +21 13.4 11.7 +1.7 2004 12,551 158 152 +6 12.6 12.1 +0.5 2005 12,518 147 165 −18 11.7 13.2 −1.4 2006 12,482 148 166 −18 11.9 13.3 −1.4 2007 12,456 172 185 −13 13.8 14.9 −1.0 2008 12,323 121 160 −39 9.8 12.9 −3.2 2009 12,251 169 167 +2 13.8 13.6 +0.2 2010 12,248 156 173 −17 12.7 14.1 −1.4 2011 12,107 141 146 −5 11.6 12.1 −0.4 2012 12,200 175 153 +22 14.3 12.5 +1.8 2013 12,298 144 144 +0 11.7 11.7 +0.0 2014 12,490 153 146 +7 12.2 11.7 +0.6 2015 12,522 142 161 −19 11.3 12.9 −1.5 2016 12,551 134 150 −16 10.7 12.0 −1.3 2017 12,646 117 155 −38 9.3 12.3 −3.0 2018 12,771 124 187 -63 9.7 14.6 -4.9
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Official website