Topolovgrad Municipality

Topolovgrad Municipality

Община Тополовград
Topolovgrad Municipality Община Тополовград
Municipality
	Topolovgrad Municipality within Bulgaria and Haskovo Province.
	Coordinates: 42°5′N 26°20′E / 42.083°N 26.333°E
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Haskovo
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)	Topolovgrad
Area
• Total	710.9 km2 (274.5 sq mi)
Population (February 2011)
• Total	11,681
• Density	16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.topolovgrad.net

Topolovgrad Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Тополовград) is a municipality (obshtina) in Haskovo Province, Southeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Topolovgrad.

The municipality has a territory of 710.9 km²^[2] with a population of 11,681 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census.^[1] The municipality is located mostly on the right bank of the Tundzha river, with the Sakar mountain taking up a large part of its territory. Topolovgrad municipality has a short border with Turkey to the south.

Settlements

Topolovgrad Municipality includes the following 21 places (towns are shown in bold):

Town/Village	Cyrillic	Population^[1] (February 2011)
Topolovgrad	Тополовград	5,588
Balgarska polyana	Българска поляна	189
Vladimirovo	Владимирово	35
Dobroselets	Доброселец	138
Kamenna reka	Каменна река	91
Kapitan Petko voyvoda	Капитан Петко войвода	151
Knyazhevo	Княжево	357
Mramor	Мрамор	427
Oreshnik	Орешник	577
Orlov dol	Орлов дол	485
Planinovo	Планиново	38
Prisadets	Присадец	9
Radovets	Радовец	718
Sakartsi	Сакарци	11
Svetlina	Светлина	152
Sinapovo	Синапово	537
Srem	Срем	459
Ustrem	Устрем	999
Filipovo	Филипово	14
Hlyabovo	Хлябово	656
Chukarovo	Чукарово	50
Total		11,681

Demography

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

Topolovgrad Municipality
Year	1975	1985	1992	2001	2005	2007	2009	2011
Population	23,910	20,986	19,075	15,414	13,997	13,265	12,479	11,681
Sources: Census 2001,^[1] Census 2011,^[3] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,^[4]

Ethnic composition

According to the 2011 census,^[5] among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following:

Ethnic group	Population	Percentage
Bulgarians	10,049	90.3%
Turks	27	0.2%
Roma (Gypsy)	982	8.8%
Others	41	0.4%
Undeclared	30	0.3%

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:

Religious composition of Topolovgrad Municipality ^[6]

Orthodox Christianity			90.1%
Catholicism			0.6%
Protestantism			0.7%
Islam			0.3%
No religion			3.8%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable			4.5%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Population by province, municipality, settlement and age by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
^ Yearbook of the municipalities in Bulgaria: Topolovgrad Municipality (in Bulgarian)
^ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
^ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
^ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)
^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.

External links

[2011_census-1] Population by province, municipality, settlement and age by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)

[2] Yearbook of the municipalities in Bulgaria: Topolovgrad Municipality (in Bulgarian)

[pop-stat-divisions-3] „pop-stat.mashke.org“

[4] "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.

[5] Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (in Bulgarian)

[6] "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.

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