Varna Municipality () is a seaside municipality (obshtina) in Varna Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and near Varna lake. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Varna - which is also the capital of the homonymous province.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population, as of March 2016, of 373,601 inhabitants, the nation's second largest municipality after the Sofia Capital Municipality. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
Settlements
Varna Municipality includes the following 6 places (towns are shown in bold): Town/Village Cyrillic Population Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2016 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants - December 2009 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian Settlements 1000-5000 inhabitants - March 2016(March 2016) Varna Варна 365,242 Kazashko Казашко 362 Kamenar Каменар 2,783 Konstantinovo Константиново 1,225 Topoli Тополи 2,995 Zvezditsa Звездица 994 Total 373,601
Demography The following table shows the change of the population during 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 290780 Turks 11089 Roma (Gypsy) 3535 Other 3481 Undeclared 2315 Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute
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