Nova Zagora Municipality

Nova Zagora Municipality
Municipality
Location of Nova Zagora Municipality in Sliven Province
Nova Zagora Municipality
Location of Nova Zagora Municipality in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°28′59″N 26°01′01″E / 42.48306°N 26.01694°E / 42.48306; 26.01694
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceSliven Province
CapitalNova Zagora
Area
 • Total
876.86 km2 (338.56 sq mi)
Elevation
162 m (531 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
39,010
 • Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code
8900
Area code0457

Nova Zagora Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Нова Загора) is a municipality in the Sliven Province of Bulgaria.

Demography

Ethnic composition of Nova Zagora Municipality
  1. Bulgarians (70.65%)
  2. Turks (14.08%)
  3. Gypsies/Romani (3.67%)
  4. No identification (11.18%)
  5. Other (0.38%)

At the 2011 census, the population of Nova Zagora was 39,010. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (70.65%) with a minority of Turks (14.08%) and Gypsies/Romani (3.67%).[1][2] 11.18% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.

Villages

In addition to the capital town of Nova Zagora, there are 32 villages in the municipality:

  • Asenovets
  • Banya
  • Bogdanovo
  • Bryastovo
  • Byal Kladenets
  • Diadovo
  • Ezero
  • Elenovo
  • Zagortsi
  • Kamenovo
  • Karanovo
  • Konovo
  • Korten
  • Kriva Krusha
  • Lyubenets
  • Lyubenova Mahala
  • Mlekarevo
  • Nauchene
  • Novoselets
  • Omarchevo
  • Pet Mogili
  • Pitovo
  • Polsko Pudarevo
  • Prohorovo
  • Radevo
  • Radetski
  • Sokol
  • Stoil Voyvoda
  • Sabrano
  • Sadievo
  • Sadiysko Pole
  • Tsenino

References

  1. ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.