Kavarna Municipality
Encyclopedia
Kavarna Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Dobrich Province
, Northeastern Bulgaria
, located on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
in Southern Dobruja
geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Kavarna
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 481,4 km² with a population of 15,861 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
Geographically, the area is best known with the long and narrow headland of Kaliakra
.
The main road E87
crosses the municipality connecting the port of Varna
with the Romanian port of Konstanza.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
(obshtina) in Dobrich Province
Dobrich Province
Dobrich Province is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is divided into 8 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 199,705 inhabitants.-Municipalities:...
, Northeastern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, located on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast covers the entire eastern bound of Bulgaria stretching from the Romanian Black Sea resorts in the north to European Turkey in the south, along 378 km of coastline. White and golden sandy beaches occupy approximately 130 km of the 378 km long coast...
in Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising the administrative districts named for its two principal cities of Dobrich and Silistra...
geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Kavarna
Kavarna
Kavarna is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Dobruja region of northeastern Bulgaria. It lies 64 km northeast of Varna and 49 km from Dobrich on the international road E87. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 11,397 inhabitants. A little yacht port, a...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 481,4 km² with a population of 15,861 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
Geographically, the area is best known with the long and narrow headland of Kaliakra
Kaliakra
Kaliakra is a long and narrow headland in the Southern Dobruja region of the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, located 12 km east of Kavarna and 60 km northeast of Varna. The coast is steep with vertical cliffs reaching 70 m down to the sea....
.
The main road E87
European route E87
European route E 87 is part of the United Nations international E-road network. It is the easternmost north-south "reference road", running from Odessa , Constanţa , Varna south through Burgas via Çanakkale to Antalya .- Towns and villages on the E87 :in Ukraina: Odessa - Izmail - Reniin...
crosses the municipality connecting the port of Varna
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
with the Romanian port of Konstanza.
Settlements
Kavarna Municipality includes the following 21 places (towns are shown in bold):| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Kavarna Kavarna Kavarna is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Dobruja region of northeastern Bulgaria. It lies 64 km northeast of Varna and 49 km from Dobrich on the international road E87. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 11,397 inhabitants. A little yacht port, a... |
Каварна | 11,397 |
| Belgun | Белгун | 390 |
| Bilo Bilo, Dobrich Province Bilo, Dobrich Province is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Било | 48 |
| Bozhurets Bozhurets Bozhurets is a coastal village and seaside resort on the north Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, part of Dobrich Province. It is located between the sea towns Balchik and Kavarna, with a distance of 56 km to Varna International Airport.... |
Божурец | 131 |
| Balgarevo Balgarevo Balgarevo is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria. As of December 2010, it has a population of 1,375 inhabitants.- History :... |
Българево | 1,396 |
| Chelopechene Chelopechene Chelopechene is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Челопечене | 110 |
| Hadzhi Dimitar Hadzhi Dimitar (village) Hadzhi Dimitar is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Хаджи Димитър | 117 |
| Irechek Irechek (village) Irechek is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Иречек | 25 |
| Kamen Bryag Kamen Bryag Kamen Bryag is a village in northeastern Bulgaria.It is located in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, on the Black Sea coast. The population was 76 in 2009.Yailata National Archaeological Reserve is located two kilometers south of the village.... |
Камен бряг | 81 |
| Krupen Krupen Krupen is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Крупен | 40 |
| Mogilishte Mogilishte Mogilishte is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Могилище | 97 |
| Neykovo Neykovo Neykovo is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Нейково | 99 |
| Poruchik Chunchevo Poruchik Chunchevo Poruchik Chunchevo is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Поручик Чунчево | 62 |
| Rakovski Rakovski, Dobrich Province Rakovski, Dobrich Province is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Раковски | 300 |
| Sveti Nikola Sveti Nikola (village) Sveti Nikola is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Свети Никола | 239 |
| Seltse Seltse Seltse is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Селце | 120 |
| Septemvriytsi Septemvriytsi, Dobrich Province Septemvriytsi, Dobrich Province is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.... |
Септемврийци | 538 |
| Topola Topola, Dobrich Province Topola, Dobrich Province is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Топола | 156 |
| Travnik Travnik, Bulgaria Travnik, Bulgaria is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Травник | 43 |
| Vidno Vidno Vidno is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Видно | 187 |
| Vranino Vranino Vranino is a village in Kavarna Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.-References:... |
Вранино | 285 |
| Total | 15,861 |
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.See also
- Provinces of BulgariaProvinces of BulgariaSince 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces which correspond approximately to the 28 districts that existed before 1987. In 1987, during the Communist regime of Todor Zhivkov, the districts were consolidated into nine larger provinces , which survived until 1999.Each province is named...
- Municipalities of BulgariaMunicipalities of BulgariaThe 28 provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 264 municipalities .-Blagoevgrad Province:# Bansko Municipality # Belitsa Municipality # Blagoevgrad Municipality...
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria