Veliki Preslav Municipality (; former Preslav Municipality, ) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan north of the eastern part of the Stara planina mountains. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Veliki Preslav, which was one of the ancient capitals of Bulgaria.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 15,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
Settlements
Veliki Preslav Municipality includes the following 12 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) Veliki Preslav Велики Преслав 8,951 Dragoevo Драгоево 983 Khan Krum Хан Крум 387 Imrenchevo Имренчево 422 Kochovo Кочово 777 Milanovo Миланово 623 Mostich Мостич 344 Mokresh Мокреш 310 Osmar Осмар 364 Suha Reka Суха река 112 Troitsa Троица 765 Zlatar Златар 1,254 Total 15,292
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 7936 Turks 3078 Roma (Gypsy) 943 Other 157 Undeclared 98 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