Kaynardzha Municipality
Encyclopedia
Kaynardzha Municipality is a municipality
(obshtina) in Silistra Province
, Northeastern Bulgaria
, located in the Danubian Plain
, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, bounded on the north with Romania. The Danube river is about 25 km away to the north through the Romanian territory. The area is named after its administrative centre - the village of Kaynardzha
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 314.96 km² with a population of 5,250 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The main road II-71 crosses the area from northwest to southeast, connecting the province centre of Silistra
with the city of Dobrich
.
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 Silistra Province
Silistra Province
Silistra Province is a province of Bulgaria, named after its main city - Silistra. It is divided into 7 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 127,659 inhabitants....
, 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 in the Danubian Plain
Danubian Plain (Bulgaria)
The Danubian Plain constitutes the northern part of Bulgaria, situated north of the Balkan Mountains and south of the Danube. Its western border is the Timok River and to the east it borders the Black Sea. The plain has an area of . It is about long and wide.The relief of the Danubian Plain is...
, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, bounded on the north with Romania. The Danube river is about 25 km away to the north through the Romanian territory. The area is named after its administrative centre - the village of Kaynardzha
Kaynardzha
Kaynardzha is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province. It is the administrative centre of Kaynardzha Municipality, which lies in the easternmost part of Silistra Province, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja, close to the Romanian border.The village is famous for...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 314.96 km² with a population of 5,250 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The main road II-71 crosses the area from northwest to southeast, connecting the province centre of Silistra
Silistra
Silistra is a port city of northeastern Bulgaria, lying on the southern bank of the lower Danube at the country's border with Romania. Silistra is the administrative centre of Silistra Province and one of the important cities of the historical region of Southern Dobrudzha...
with the city of Dobrich
Dobrich
Dobrich is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province. With 91,030 inhabitants, as of February 2011, Dobrich is the ninth most populated town in Bulgaria, being the centre of the historical region of Southern Dobruja...
.
Settlements
Kaynardzha Municipality includes the following 15 places all of them villages:| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population (December 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Kaynardzha Kaynardzha Kaynardzha is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province. It is the administrative centre of Kaynardzha Municipality, which lies in the easternmost part of Silistra Province, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja, close to the Romanian border.The village is famous for... |
Кайнарджа | 783 |
| Davidovo | Давидово | 177 |
| Dobrudzhanka | Добруджанка | 136 |
| Golesh | Голеш | 1,370 |
| Gospodinovo | Господиново | 40 |
| Kamentsi | Каменци | 47 |
| Kranovo | Краново | 173 |
| Polkovnik Cholakovo | Полковник Чолаково | 217 |
| Poprusanovo | Попрусаново | 41 |
| Posev | Посев | 153 |
| Svetoslav | Светослав | 133 |
| Sredishte | Средище | 1,318 |
| Strelkovo | Стрелково | 32 |
| Voynovo | Войново | 180 |
| Zarnik | Зарник | 450 |
| Total | 5,250 |
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