Devnya Municipality
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Devnya Municipality
| native_name = Община Девня
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_shield =
| image_map = Devnya Municipality Within Bulgaria.png
| map_caption = Devnya Municipality within Bulgaria and Varna Province.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{BUL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province {{smaller|(Oblast)}}
| subdivision_name1 = Varna
| subdivision_type2 = Admin. centre {{smaller|(Obshtinski tsentar)}}
| subdivision_name2 = Devnya
| timezone = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| coordinates = {{coord|43|13|N|27|35|E|region:BG|display=inline,title}}
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 100.98
|population_as_of = December 2009
|population_total = 9,234
| population_density_km2 = auto
| website =
}}
Devnya Municipality ({{langx|bg|Община Девня}}) is a municipality (obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, not far from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Devnya.
The municipality embraces a territory of {{cvt|100.98|km2}} with a population, as of December 2009, of 9,234 inhabitants.{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1585#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113165626/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1585#cont |date=November 13, 2010 }} The area is crossed by the east operating part of Hemus motorway which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the country capital - Sofia.
Settlements
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{{Image label small|x=1.85|y=1.32|scale=100|text=Image:Capital city marker.svgVarna}}
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{{Image label small|x=1.6|y=1.12|scale=100|text=Aksakovo}}
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{{Image label small|x=1.55|y=1.70|scale=100|text=Avren}}
{{Image label small|x=1.60|y=1.40|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.40|y=1.48|scale=100|text=Beloslav}}
{{Image label small|x=2.00|y=2.35|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=2.08|y=2.35|scale=100|text=Byala}}
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{{Image label small|x=0.62|y=0.92|scale=100|text=Vetrino}}
{{Image label small|x=1.22|y=0.73|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.00|y=0.65|scale=100|text=Valchi Dol}}
{{Image label small|x=1.70|y=2.00|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.35|y=2.08|scale=100|text=Dolni Chiflik}}
{{Image label small|x=1.27|y=1.30|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.16|y=1.22|scale=100|text=Devnya}}
{{Image label small|x=0.80|y=1.82|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=0.65|y=1.90|scale=100|text=Dalgopol}}
{{Image label small|x=0.97|y=1.42|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=0.60|y=1.50|scale=100|text=Provadiya}}
{{Image label small|x=1.32|y=0.95|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.35|y=0.87|scale=100|text=Suvorovo}}
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Devnya Municipality includes the following 3 places (towns are shown in bold):
class="wikitable sortable"
! Town/Village ! Cyrillic ! Population{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113165731/http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1588#cont |date=November 13, 2010 }}{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/nrnm/index.php?ezik=en&f=8&s=1&date=29.12.2010&e=1&s1=4&c1=2&a1=1000&c=0 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009]{{in lang|en}} [http://www.nsi.bg/nrnm/index.php?ezik=en&f=8&s=1&date=29.12.2010&e=1&s1=4&c1=3&a1=1000&c=1&s2=4&c2=2&a2=5000 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009] |
Devnya
| Девня | align="center" | 8,383 |
Kipra
| Кипра | align="center" | 509 |
Padina
| Падина | align="center" | 342 |
Total
! ! align="center" | 9,234 |
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Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
{{Table BG Municipality population
| municipality = Devnya
| 1975 = 13,138
| 1985 = 10,153
| 1992 = 9,390
| 2001 = 9,683
| 2005 = 9,018
| 2007 = 9,132
| 2009 = 9,234
| 2011 = ...
| ref 3 = [http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]
}}
= 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:
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|width=300px
|title=Religious composition of Devnya Municipality {{cite web|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-religion2011.htm|title=Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011|website=pop-stat.mashke.org}}
|titlebar=#ddd
|bars=
{{bar percent|Orthodox Christianity|blue|77.8}}
{{bar percent|Catholicism|purple|0.3}}
{{bar percent|Protestantism|yellow|1.2}}
{{bar percent|Islam|green|5.3}}
{{bar percent|No religion|red|5.3}}
{{bar percent|Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable|gray|10.1}}
}}
An overwhelming majority of the population of Devnya Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 77.8% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
See also
References
External links
- [http://www.guide-bulgaria.com/NE/Varna/Devnya Devnya Municipality info-website] {{in lang|en}}
{{Varna Province}}