Sitovo Municipality () is a small municipality (obshtina) in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Sitovo.
The municipality embraces a territory of Characterization of Silistra Province with a population of 5,810 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
The main road II-21 crosses the area centrally, from east to west, connecting the province centre of Silistra with the city of Ruse.
Settlements
Sitovo Municipality includes the following 12 places all of them villages: Town/Village Cyrillic Population Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009(December 2009) Sitovo Ситово 847 Bosna Босна 371 Dobrotitsa Добротица 434 Garvan Гарван 421 Irnik Ирник 104 Iskra Искра 1,856 Lyuben Любен 654 Nova Popina Нова Попина 88 Polyan Поляна 176 Popina Попина 701 Slatina Слатина 132 Yastrebna Ястребна 26 Total 5,810
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Ethnic groups Ethnic Bulgarians constitute the plurality in Sitovo Municipality. Turks form the second largest ethnic group and Roma people form the third largest ethnic group.
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:
Most Bulgarians are Orthodox Christians, while most Turks and Roma people are Muslim.
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Official website