Byala Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Varna Province, located in the central part of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Byala.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population, as of December 2009, of 3,729 inhabitants. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
Not to be confused with the municipality of the same name in Ruse Province.
Settlements
Byala Municipality includes the following 6 places (towns are shown in bold): Town/Village Cyrillic Population Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009(December 2009) Byala Бяла 2,171 Goritsa Горица 140 Gospodinovo Господиново 373 Dyulino Дюлино 396 Popovich Попович 646 Samotino Самотино 3 Total 3,729
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
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:
An overwhelming majority of the population of Byala Municipality identify themselves as Christians. At the 2011 census, 75.3% of respondents identified as Orthodox Christians belonging to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Official website