Sliven Municipality
Sliven Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Сливен) is a municipality in the Sliven Province of Bulgaria.
Sliven Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Sliven Municipality in Sliven Province | |
Sliven Municipality Location of Sliven Municipality in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°41′00″N 26°20′00″E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province | Sliven Province |
| Capital | Sliven |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,366.63 km2 (527.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 125,268 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Demography
Ethnic composition of Sliven Municipality
Bulgarians (70.84%)
Turks (3.35%)
Gypsies/Romani (9.7%)
No identification (14.88%)
Other (1.2%)
At the 2011 census, the population of Sliven was 125,268. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (70.65%) with a minority of Turks (3.35%) and Gypsies/Romani (9.7%).[1][2] 14.88% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.
Villages
In addition to the capital town of Sliven, there are 44 villages in the municipality:
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References
- "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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