Dobrichka municipality () or Dobrich rural municipality (Добрич-селска) is a municipality in
Dobrich Province
Dobrich Province (, , former name Dobrich okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is bounded on the east by the Black Sea, on the south by Varna Province, on the west by Shumen and Silist ...
, Northeastern
Bulgaria
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, located in
Southern Dobruja
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geographical region. It lies in the central southern part of the province and is not to be confused with Dobrich municipality (equivalent to the town of
Dobrich
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), which is an
enclave
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within Dobrichka.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 24,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
[Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009]
Although the city is not part of the municipality, the administration is headquartered in Dobrich.
Settlements
Dobrichka municipality includes the following 68 villages:
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Altsek
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Batovo
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Bdintsi
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Benkovski
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Bogdan
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Bozhurovo
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Branishte
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Cherna
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Debrene
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Dobrevo
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Dolina
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Donchevo
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Draganovo
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Dryanovets
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Enevo
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Feldfebel Dyankovo
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General Kolevo
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Geshanovo
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Hitovo
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Kamen
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Geography
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Neighbouring citie ...
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Karapelit
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Kotlentsi
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Kozloduytsi
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Kragulevo
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Lomnitsa
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Lovchantsi
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Lyaskovo
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Malka Smolnitsa
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Medovo
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Medo ...
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Metodievo
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Miladinovtsi
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Novo Botevo
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Odartsi
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Odrintsi
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Opanets
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Orlova mogila
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Ovcharovo
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Paskalevo
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Pchelino
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Pchelnik
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Plachi Dol
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Pobeda
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Podslon
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Polkovnik Ivanovo
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Polkovnik Minkovo
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Polkovnik Sveshtarovo
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Popgrigorovo
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Prilep
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Primortsi
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Rosenovo
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Samuilovo
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Svoboda
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Slaveevo
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Sliventsi
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Smolnitsa
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Sokolnik
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Stefan Karadzha
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Stefanovo
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Stozher
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Tsarevets
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Tyanevo
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Vedrina
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Vladimirovo
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Vodnyantsi
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Vrachantsi
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Vratarite
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Zhitnitsa
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Zlatia
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last two decades. Dobrichka Municipality was separated from Dobrich Municipality in 1987.
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
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Provinces of Bulgaria
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Municipalities of Bulgaria
The 28 Provinces of Bulgaria, provinces of Bulgaria are divided into 265 municipalities (община, ''obshtina''). Municipalities typically comprise multiple towns, villages and settlements and are governed by a mayor who is elected by popul ...
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List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
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The largest city is Sof ...
References
External links
Dobrichka municipality website
{{Dobrich Province
Municipalities in Dobrich Province