Popovo Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Targovishte Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the eastern part of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Popovo.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 31,479 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the southern part of the area.
Settlements
Popovo Municipality includes the following 34 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) Popovo Попово 15,548 Aprilovo Априлово 614 Baba Tonka Баба Тонка 111 Berkovski Берковски 108 Braknitsa Бракница 79 Dolets Долец 90 Dolna Kabda Долна Кабда 243 Drinovo Дриново 541 Elenovo Еленово 481 Gagovo Гагово 812 Gloginka Глогинка 553 Goritsa Горица 164 Ivancha Иванча 29 Konak Конак 93 Kozitsa Козица 337 Kardam Кардам 1,491 Kovachevets Ковачевец 691 Lomtsi Ломци 1,052 Marchino Марчино 124 Medovina Медовина 878 Manastiritsa Манастирица 39 Osikovo Осиково 205 Palamartsa Паламарца 634 Posabina Посабина 250 Pomoshtitsa Помощица 120 Sadina Садина 1,117 Slavyanovo Славяново 861 Svetlen Светлен 1,208 Trastika Тръстика 311 Voditsa Водица 796 Zavetno Заветно 114 Zaraevo Зараево 981 Zvezda Звезда 204 Zahari Stoyanovo Захари Стояново 374 Total 31,479
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Popovo Municipality has comprised the former municipalities of Sadina and Voditsa and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
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 18531 Turks 4556 Roma (Gypsy) 959 Other 155 Undeclared 631 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