Varbitsa Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the vicinity of the northern slopes of the Eastern Stara planina mountain to the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Varbitsa.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 10,492 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 The area contains the Ticha Reservoir - one of the biggest in the country, developed along the Kamchiya river. It is the reservoir with the largest perimeter in Bulgaria.
Settlements
Varbitsa 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) Varbitsa Върбица 3,585 Byala Reka Бяла река 1,162 Bozhurovo Божурово 243 Chernookovo Чернооково 547 Ivanovo Иваново 453 Konevo Конево 247 Kraygortsi Крайгорци 209 Kyolmen Кьолмен 84 Lovets Ловец 392 Malomir Маломир 510 Mengishevo Менгишево 449 Metodievo Методиево 393 Nova Byala Reka Нова Бяла река 520 Stanyantsi Станянци 546 Sushina Сушина 308 Tushovitsa Тушовица 844 Total 10,492
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 919 Turks 5597 Roma (Gypsy) 2434 Other 675 Undeclared 220 Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute
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 Official website