Silistra Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river, in the Danubian Plain, bounded by Romania to the northeast and north beyond the river. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Silistra which is also the capital of the province.
The municipality has a territory of .Characterization of Silistra Province As of December 2009, it had a population of 54,885. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
Aside from the historical heritage of the main town, the area is best known with the Srebarna Nature Reserve around the lake of the same name. The main roads I-7, II-21 and II-71 crosses the municipality, connecting the province centre of Silistra with the cities of Shumen, Ruse and Dobrich.
Settlements
Silistra Municipality includes the following 19 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) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 5,000-20,000 inhabitants - December 2009(December 2009) Silistra Силистра 37,837 Aydemir Айдемир 6,655 Babuk Бабук 580 Bogorovo Богорово 82 Bradvari Брадвари 1,022 Balgarka Българка 150 Glavan Главан 104 Kazimir Казимир 138 Kalipetrovo Калипетрово 4,592 Polkovnik Lambrinovo Полковник Ламбриново 109 Popkralevo Попкралево 83 Profesor Ishirkovo Професор Иширково 1,171 Smilets Смилец 439 Sratsimir Срацимир 327 Srebarna Сребърна 689 Sarpovo Сърпово 56 Tsenovich Ценович 53 Vetren Ветрен 217 Yordanovo Йорданово 581 Total 54,885
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Silistra Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Profesor Ishirkovo and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
Ethnic groups Ethnic Bulgarians constitute the largest ethnic group in Silistra Municipality. Turks constitute a large minority. There is also a relatively small Roma community.
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Official website