Sliven Municipality

Sliven Municipality
Municipality
Location of Sliven Municipality in Sliven Province
Sliven Municipality
Location of Sliven Municipality in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°41′00″N 26°20′00″E / 42.68333°N 26.33333°E / 42.68333; 26.33333
Country Bulgaria
ProvinceSliven Province
CapitalSliven
Area
 • Total
1,366.63 km2 (527.66 sq mi)
Elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
125,268
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)

Sliven Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Сливен) is a municipality in the Sliven Province of Bulgaria.

Demography

Ethnic composition of Sliven Municipality
  1. Bulgarians (70.84%)
  2. Turks (3.35%)
  3. Gypsies/Romani (9.7%)
  4. No identification (14.88%)
  5. Other (1.2%)

At the 2011 census, the population of Sliven was 125,268. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (70.65%) with a minority of Turks (3.35%) and Gypsies/Romani (9.7%).[1][2] 14.88% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.

Villages

In addition to the capital town of Sliven, there are 44 villages in the municipality:

  • Bikovo
  • Binkos
  • Blatets
  • Bozhevtsi
  • Bozadzhii
  • Byala
  • Vaglen
  • Gavrailovo
  • Gergevets
  • Glufishevo
  • Glushnik
  • Golyamo Chochoveni
  • Gorno Aleksandrovo
  • Gradsko
  • Dragodanovo
  • Zhelyu Voyvoda
  • Zaychari
  • Zlati Voyvoda
  • Izgrev
  • Ichera
  • Kaloyanovo
  • Kamen
  • Kermen (town)
  • Kovachite
  • Krushare
  • Malko Chochoveni
  • Mechkarevo
  • Mladovo
  • Nikolaevo
  • Novachevo
  • Panaretovtsi
  • Rakovo
  • Samuilovo
  • Seliminovo
  • Skobelevo
  • Sotiria
  • Sredorek
  • Stara Reka
  • Staro Selo
  • Strupets
  • Topolchane
  • Trapoklovo
  • Chintulovo
  • Chokoba

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.