Novi Pazar Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located between Ludogorie and Provadia Plateau, not far from South Dobrudzha geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Novi Pazar.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 18,476 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 The southernmost part of the area is crossed by the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the country capital – Sofia.
Settlements
Novi Pazar 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) Novi Pazar Нови Пазар 12,673 Bedzhene Беджене 30 Enevo Енево 448 Izbul Избул 321 Mirovtsi Мировци 508 Pamukchii Памукчии 1,277 Pisarevo Писарево 95 Praventsi Правенци 300 Preselka Преселка 264 Sechishte Сечище 132 Stan Стан 524 Stoyan Mihaylovski Стоян Михайловски 824 Tranitsa Тръница 140 Voyvoda Войвода 518 Zaychino Oreshe Зайчино Ореше 229 Zhilino Жилино 193 Total 18,476
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 9872 Turks 3941 Roma (Gypsy) 1720 Other 59 Undeclared 112 Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Official website