| Devnya Municipality Община Девня | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Devnya Municipality within Bulgaria and Varna Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′N 27°35′E / 43.217°N 27.583°E / 43.217; 27.583 | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Varna |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Devnya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100.98 km (38.99 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,234 |
| • Density | 91/km (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Devnya Municipality (Bulgarian: 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 100.98 km (38.99 sq mi) with a population, as of December 2009, of 9,234 inhabitants. 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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Devnya Municipality includes the following 3 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Devnya | Девня | 8,383 |
| Kipra | Кипра | 509 |
| Padina | Падина | 342 |
| Total | 9,234 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
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| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 13,138 | 10,153 | 9,390 | 9,683 | 9,018 | 9,132 | 9,234 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001, Census 2011, „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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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
- ^ (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
External links
- Devnya Municipality info-website (in English)
| Municipalities of Varna Province | |
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