Dulovo Municipality

Dulovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Дулово) is a municipality (obshtina) in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, about 25 km south of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Dulovo.

Dulovo Municipality
Община Дулово
Municipality
Dulovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Silistra Province.
Dulovo Municipality within Bulgaria and Silistra Province.
Coordinates: 43°48′N 27°6′E
CountryBulgaria
Province (Oblast)Silistra
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Dulovo
Area
[1]
 • Total566.33 km2 (218.66 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)[2]
 • Total28,860
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The municipality embraces a territory of 566.33[1] km2 with a population of 28,860 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[2]

The main road I-7 crosses the area from north to south, connecting the province centre of Silistra with the city of Shumen and the eastern operating part of Hemus motorway.

Settlements

Dulovo Municipality includes the following 27 places (towns are shown in bold):

Town/Village Cyrillic Population[3][4][5]
(December 2009)
Dulovo Дулово 6,621
Boil Боил 954
Cherkovna Черковна 599
Chernolik Чернолик 1,425
Chernik Черник 2,299
Dolets Долец 533
Grancharovo Грънчарово 505
Kozyak Козяк 362
Kolobar Колобър 532
Mezhden Межден 691
Oven Овен 1,011
Okorsh Окорш 1,617
Oreshene Орешене 399
Paisievo Паисиево 870
Polkovnik Taslakovo Полковник Таслаково 435
Poroyno Поройно 1,248
Pravda Правда 1,664
Prohlada Прохлада 250
Razdel Раздел 624
Ruyno Руйно 857
Sekulovo Секулово 920
Skala Скала 212
Vodno Водно 921
Vokil Вокил 1,227
Varbino Върбино 100
Yarebitsa Яребица 1,357
Zlatoklas Златоклас 627
Total 28,860

Demography

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Dulovo Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Okorsh and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.

Dulovo Municipality
Year 1975 1985 1992 2001 2005 2007 2009 2011
Population 23,253 23,426 33,509 30,591 29,677 29,200 28,860 ...
Sources: Census 2001,[6] Census 2011,[7] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[8]

Ethnic groups

Ethnic Turks constitute the majority of the population of Dulovo, followed by Bulgarians and Roma people.

Ethnic groups in the municipality of Dulovo (2011 census)
Ethnic group Percentage
Bulgarians
 
 17.8%
Turks
 
 70.4%
Roma
 
 9.2%
others and indefinable
 
 2.6%

Religious composition

According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

Religious composition of Dulovo Municipality [9]
Orthodox Christianity
 
 18.7%
Catholicism
 
 0.1%
Protestantism
 
 0.1%
Islam
 
 75.9%
No religion
 
 0.9%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
 
 4.3%

Most inhabitants are Muslim, followed by Christians.

Demographic indicators

The municipality of Dulovo has a relatively good demographic structure compared to other areas in Bulgaria, although the situation is becoming worse.

PopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural growthBirth rate (‰)Death rate (‰)Natural growth rate (‰)
200032,880337431−9410.213.1−2.9
200130,443 346430−8411.414.1−2.8
200230,150297420−1239.913.9−4.1
200330,079 349379−3011.612.6−1.0
200429,893326392−6610.913.1−2.2
200529,677298407−10910.013.7−3.7
200629,473 304435−13110.314.8−4.4
200729,200 304405−10110.413.9−3.5
200828,956344407−6311.914.1−2.2
200928,860 366372−612.712.9−0.2
201028,634 333382−4911.613.3−1.7
201128,259 282376−9410.013.2−3.3
201228,215329399−7011.714.1−2.5
201328,077267329−629.511.7−2.2
201427,963 302409−10710.814.6−3.8
201527,857 305395−9010.914.2−3.2
201627,643 282398−11610.214.4−4.2
201727,506 281365−8410.213.3−3.1
201827,403 248410-1629.115.0-5.9

See also

References
  1. (in Bulgarian)Characterization of Silistra Province
  2. (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian towns in 2009 Archived November 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants – December 2009
  5. (in English) Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009
  6. National Statistical Institute – Census 2001
  7. „pop-stat.mashke.org“
  8. "Population of Bulgarian divisions". Pop-stat.mashke.org. February 1, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  9. "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.
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