Municipality in Targovishte, Bulgaria
Antonovo Municipality (Bulgarian : Община Антоново ) is a municipality (obshtina ) in Targovishte Province , Northeastern Bulgaria , located in the transition between the Danubian Plain and the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan . It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Antonovo .
The municipality embraces a territory of 472 km2 (182 sq mi) with a population of 6,507 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]
Settlements
Antonovo Municipality within Targovishte Province
Omurtag
Popovo
Opaka
(towns are shown in bold):
Population (December 2009)[2] [3] [4]
Antonovo - Antonovo - 1,453
Bankovets - Банковец - 13
Bogomolsko - Богомолско - 29
Bukak - Букак - 17
Chekantsi - Чеканци - 57
Cherna Voda - Черна вода - 79
Cherni Bryag - Черни бряг - 161
Devino - Девино - 54
Dlazhka Polyana - Длъжка поляна - 62
Dobrotitsa - Добротица - 263
Dolna Zlatitsa - Долна Златица - 18
Dabravitsa - Дъбравица - 10
Glashatay - Глашатай - 32
Golyamo Dolyane - Голямо Доляне - 8
Gorna Zlatitsa - Горна Златица - 38
Halvadzhiysko - Халваджийско - 14
Izvorovo - Изворово - 417
Kapishte - Капище - 98
Kitino - Китино - 95
Konop - Коноп - 138
Kraypole - Крайполе - 0
Krusholak - Крушолак - 45
Kapinets - Къпинец - 1
Kyosevtsi - Кьосевци - 95
Lyubichevo - Любичево - 282
Malka Cherkovna - Малка Черковна - 6
Malogradets - Малоградец - 101
Manushevtsi - Манушевци - 4
Mechovo - Мечово - 5
Milino - Милино - 29
Moravitsa - Моравица - 190
Moravka - Моравка - 211
Orach - Орач - 121
Pirinets - Пиринец - 24
Poroyno - Поройно - 29
Prisoyna - Присойна - 8
Pchelno - Пчелно - 12
Ravno Selo - Равно село - 51
Razdeltsi - Разделци - 254
Svirchovo - Свирчово - 28
Svoboditsa - Свободица - 30
Semertsi - Семерци - 231
Slanchovets - Слънчовец - 1
Stara Rechka - Стара речка - 21
Starchishte - Старчище - 102
Stevrek - Стеврек - 415
Stoynovo - Стойново - 38
Stroynovtsi - Стройновци - 11
Shishkovitsa - Шишковица - 39
Taymishte - Таймище - 186
Tihovets - Тиховец - 3
Treskavets - Трескавец - 595
Velikovtsi - Великовци - 80
Velyovo - Вельово - 92
Yazovets - Язовец - 10
Yarebichno - Яребично - 6
Yastrebino - Ястребино - 72
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
Antonovo Municipality
Year
1975
1985
1992
2001
2005
2007
2009
2011
Population
12,107
9,849
8,697
7,593
7,179
6,836
6,507
6,262
Sources: Census 2001,[5] Census 2011,[6] „pop-stat.mashke.org“,[7]
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:
[8]
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:
Municipalities of Targovishte Province
Municipality of Antonovo
Villages
Bankovets
Bogomolsko
Bukak
Chekantsi
Cherna Voda
Cherni Bryag
Devino
Dlazhka polyana
Dobrotitsa
Dolna Zlatitsa
Dabravitsa
Glashatay
Golyamo Dolyane
Gorna Zlatitsa
Gradinka
Greevtsi
Halvadjiysko
Izvorovo
Kalnishte
Kapishte
Kitino
Konop
Kraypole
Krusholak
Kapinets
Kyosevtsi
Lyubichevo
Malka Cherkovna
Malogradets
Manushevtsi
Mechovo
Milino
Moravitsa
Moravka
Orach
Pirinets
Poroyno
Prisoyna
Pchelno
Ravno Selo
Razdeltsi
Svirchovo
Svoboditsa
Semertsi
Shishkovitsa
Slanchovets
Stara rechka
Starchishte
Stevrek
Stoynovo
Stroynovtsi
Taymishte
Tihovets
Treskavets
Velikovtsi
Velyovo
Yasovets
Yarebichno
Yastrebino