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Shabla Municipality ( bg, Община Шабла) is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Dobrich Province, Bulgaria, located in the north-easternmost part of the country on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in Southern Dobruja geographical region, bounded by Romania to the north. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Shabla.
The municipality embraces a territory of 329.64 km² with a population of 5,580 inhabitants, as of December 2009.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
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Cape Shabla
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a Hood (headgear), hood in t ...
- Bulgaria's easternmost point as well as the natural reserve of Durankulak Lake.
The main road E87 crosses the municipality connecting the port of Varna with the Romanian port of Konstanza.
Settlements
Shabla Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold):
Demography
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.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
*Provinces of Bulgaria
The provinces of Bulgaria ( bg, области на България, oblasti na Bǎlgarija) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country.
Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces ( bg, области, links=no ...
*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 ...
* List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
References
External links
{{Dobrich Province Municipalities in Dobrich Province