Novi Pazar Municipality
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Novi Pazar Municipality
| native_name = Община Нови пазар
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_shield =
| image_map = NoviPazar Municipality Within Bulgaria.png
| map_caption = Novi Pazar Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{BUL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province {{smaller|(Oblast)}}
| subdivision_name1 = Shumen
| subdivision_type2 = Admin. centre {{smaller|(Obshtinski tsentar)}}
| subdivision_name2 = Novi Pazar
| timezone = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| coordinates = {{coord|43|21|N|27|12|E|region:BG|display=inline,title}}
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 317.65
|population_as_of = December 2009
|population_total = 18,476
| population_density_km2 = auto
| website =
}}
Novi Pazar Municipality ({{langx|bg|Община Нови пазар}}) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located between Ludogorie and Provadia Plateau, not far from South Dobrudzha geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Novi Pazar.
The municipality embraces a territory of {{cvt|318|km2}} with a population of 18,476 inhabitants, as of December 2009.{{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] The southernmost part of the area is crossed by the eastern operating section 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=1.05|y=1.80|scale=100|text=Image:Capital city marker.svgShumen}}
{{Image label small|x=1.80|y=1.65|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.60|y=1.72|scale=100|text=Kaspichan}}
{{Image label small|x=1.93|y=1.53|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.70|y=1.45|scale=100|text=Novi Pazar}}
{{Image label small|x=0.87|y=2.23|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=0.70|y=2.32|scale=100|text=Veliki Preslav}}
{{Image label small|x=1.45|y=2.55|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.30|y=2.62|scale=100|text=Smyadovo}}
{{Image label small|x=0.50|y=2.85|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=0.40|y=2.93|scale=100|text=Varbitsa}}
{{Image label small|x=1.65|y=0.55|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.45|y=0.47|scale=100|text=Kaolinovo}}
{{Image label small|x=1.20|y=1.25|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.10|y=1.33|scale=100|text=Hitrino}}
{{Image label small|x=1.23|y=0.80|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.00|y=0.88|scale=100|text=Venets}}
{{Image label small|x=2.05|y=0.68|scale=100|text=•}}
{{Image label small|x=1.85|y=0.76|scale=100|text=Nikola Kozlevo}}
{{Image label end}}
Novi Pazar Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold):
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
{{Table BG Municipality population
| municipality = Novi Pazar
| 1975 = 25,685
| 1985 = 24,826
| 1992 = 20,985
| 2001 = 19,559
| 2005 = 19,141
| 2007 = 18,934
| 2009 = 18,476
| 2011 = 16,879
| ref 2 = [http://www.nsi.bg/Census_e/PopObsht.htm National Statistical Institute - Census 2001]
| ref 4= [http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm Population of Bulgarian divisions]
}}
=Ethnic composition=
According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following:
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Ethnic group !! Population !! Percentage | ||
| Bulgarians | align="right"|9872 | align="right"| {{pct|9872|15704|1}} |
| Turks | align="right"| 3941 | align="right"| {{pct|3941|15704|1}} |
| Roma (Gypsy) | align="right"|1720 | align="right"| {{pct|1720|15704|1}} |
| Other | align="right"|59 | align="right"| {{pct|59|15704|1}} |
| Undeclared | align="right"| 112 | align="right"| {{pct|112|15704|1}} |
See also
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070428103941/http://www.novipazar.acstre.com/BG.php Official website] {{in lang|bg}}
{{Shumen Province}}