Vetovo Municipality
| Vetovo Municipality Община Ветово | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Vetovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Ruse Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′N 26°18′E / 43.700°N 26.300°ECoordinates: 43°42′N 26°18′E / 43.700°N 26.300°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Ruse |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Vetovo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 352.52 km2 (136.11 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,738 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Vetovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Ветово) is a municipality (obshtina) in Ruse Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located in the western parts of Ludogorie geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Vetovo.
The municipality embraces a territory of 352.52 km² with a population of 13,738 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
The main road E70 crosses the area in the western part of the municipality, connecting the province centre of Ruse with the city of Razgrad and the eastern operating part of Hemus motorway.
Settlements
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Vetovo Municipality includes the following 6 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2][3][4] (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Vetovo | Ветово | 4,777 |
| Glodzhevo | Глоджево | 3,659 |
| Krivnya | Кривня | 630 |
| Pisanets | Писанец | 407 |
| Senovo | Сеново | 1,580 |
| Smirnenski | Смирненски | 2,685 |
| Total | 13,738 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Vetovo Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Senovo and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
| Vetovo Municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 12,089 | 11,583 | 18,230 | 18,774 | 15,707 | 15,367 | 13,738 | ... |
| Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7] | ||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ (English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - December 2009
- ↑ (English)National Statistical Institute - Census 2001
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
External links
- Official website (Bulgarian)
