Nova Zagora Municipality
Municipality in Sliven Province, Bulgaria
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Nova Zagora Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Нова Загора) is a municipality in the Sliven Province of Bulgaria.
Nova Zagora Municipality | |
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
.png) Location of Nova Zagora Municipality in Sliven Province | |
  Nova Zagora Municipality Location of Nova Zagora Municipality in Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′59″N 26°01′01″E | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Province | Sliven Province |
| Capital | Nova Zagora |
| Area | |
• Total | 876.86 km2 (338.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 39,010 |
| • Density | 44.49/km2 (115.2/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 8900 |
| Area code | 0457 |
Demography
Ethnic composition of Nova Zagora Municipality
- Bulgarians (70.7%)
- Turks (14.1%)
- Gypsies/Romani (3.67%)
- No identification (11.2%)
- Other (0.38%)
At the 2011 census, the population of Nova Zagora was 39,010. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (70.65%) with a minority of Turks (14.08%) and Gypsies/Romani (3.67%).[1][2] 11.18% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.
Villages
In addition to the capital town of Nova Zagora, there are 32 villages in the municipality:
- Asenovets
- Banya
- Bogdanovo
- Bryastovo
- Byal Kladenets
- Diadovo
- Ezero
- Elenovo
- Zagortsi
- Kamenovo
- Karanovo
- Konovo
- Korten
- Kriva Krusha
- Lyubenets
- Lyubenova Mahala
- Mlekarevo
- Nauchene
- Novoselets
- Omarchevo
- Pet Mogili
- Pitovo
- Polsko Pudarevo
- Prohorovo
- Radevo
- Radetski
- Sokol
- Stoil Voyvoda
- Sabrano
- Sadievo
- Sadiysko Pole
- Tsenino