Kaspichan Municipality () is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Kaspichan.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 8,871 inhabitants as of December 2009. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 The area is crossed from east to west by the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway, which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the capital Sofia.
Settlements
Kaspichan Municipality includes the following 9 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) Kaspichan Каспичан 3,260 Kaspichan (village) Каспичан 1,602 Kosovo Косово 387 Kyulevcha Кюлевча 496 Markovo Марково 792 Mogila Могила 408 Pliska Плиска 1,051 Varbyane Върбяне 288 Zlatna niva Златна нива 587 Total 8,871
Demography The following table illustrates the population change over the last four decades.
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: Ethnic group Population Percentage Bulgarians 4,935 Turks 1,073 Roma (Gypsy) 925 Others 292 Undeclared 103
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:
See also Provinces of Bulgaria Municipalities of Bulgaria List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links Official website