Kaolinovo Municipality

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Kaolinovo Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold):

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

{{Table BG Municipality population

| municipality = Kaolinovo

| 1975 = 20,916

| 1985 = 19,382

| 1992 = 13,556

| 2001 = 12,544

| 2005 = 12,518

| 2007 = 12,456

| 2009 = 12,251

| 2011 = 12,093

| ref 1 =[http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Pop_6.1.1_Pop_DR_EN.xls Population by districts, municipalities, place of residence and sex in the 2004–2010 period]

| ref 2 =[http://www.nsi.bg/Census_e/PopObsht.htm National Statistical Institute – Census 2001]

| ref 3 =[http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_1.pop_by_age.xls Population by province, municipality, settlement and age by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908134107/http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_1.pop_by_age.xls |date=8 September 2013 }}

| ref 4=[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm Population of Bulgarian divisions]

}}

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

More than three-quarters of the population of Kaolinovo Municipality consists of ethnic Turks. The second largest ethnic group are the Turkish-speaking Roma people with one in seven people. Bulgarians make up a very small minority.

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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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The municipality of Kaolinovo has one of the highest concentrations of Muslims in Bulgaria.

The municipality of Kaolinovo had relatively favourable demographic indicators compared to other areas in Bulgaria, although it has become worse.

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• [http://www.kaolinovo.bg/ Official website] {{in lang|bg}}

{{Shumen Province}}

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