Veliki Preslav Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Велики Преслав; former Preslav Municipality, Bulgarian: Община Преслав) 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 277.65 km2 (107.20 sq mi) with a population of 15,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
Settlements
Veliki Preslav Municipality within Shumen Province
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Veliki Preslav Municipality
Year
1975
1985
1992
2001
2005
2007
2009
2011
Population
21,565
19,945
17,682
16,276
15,855
15,603
15,292
13,382
Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7]
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:
According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:
Religious composition of Veliki Preslav Municipality [9]
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