Sliven Municipality
Municipality in Sliven Province, Bulgaria
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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 | |
.png) 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 | 91.6620/km2 (237.403/sq mi) |
Demography
Ethnic composition of Sliven Municipality
- Bulgarians (70.8%)
- Turks (3.35%)
- Gypsies/Romani (9.70%)
- No identification (14.9%)
- Other (1.20%)
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:
- Bikovo
- Binkos
- Blatets
- Bozhevtsi
- Bozadzhii
- Byala
- Vaglen
- Gavrailovo
- Gergevets
- Glufishevo
- Glushnik
- Golyamo Chochoveni
- Gorno Aleksandrovo
- Gradsko
- Dragodanovo
- Zhelyu Voyvoda
- Zaychari
- Zlati Voyvoda
- Izgrev
- Ichera
- Kaloyanovo
- Kamen
- Kermen (town)
- Kovachite
- Krushare
- Malko Chochoveni
- Mechkarevo
- Mladovo
- Nikolaevo
- Novachevo
- Panaretovtsi
- Rakovo
- Samuilovo
- Seliminovo
- Skobelevo
- Sotiria
- Sredorek
- Stara Reka
- Staro Selo
- Strupets
- Topolchane
- Trapoklovo
- Chintulovo
- Chokoba