Kaynardzha Municipality () is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in

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, Northeastern

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, located in the Danubian Plain, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, bounded on the north with Romania. The

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is about 25 km away to the north through the Romanian territory. The area is named after its administrative centre – the village of Kaynardzha. The municipality embraces a territory of 314.96Characterization of Silistra Province
km² with a population of 5,250 inhabitants, as of December 2009.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009
The main road II-71 crosses the area from northwest to southeast, connecting the province centre of

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with the city of

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Settlements

Kaynardzha Municipality includes the following 15 places all of them villages:

Demography

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

Demographic indicators

As of 2016, it is one of the few places in Bulgaria with a natural population growth: there were a total of 87 live births, while 66 people died. The crude birth rate is 17.0‰, while the crude death rate is around 12.9‰. The municipality of Kaynardzha has a total fertility rate of 2.57 children per woman, which is much higher than the average for the country (1.54 children per woman).

Ethnic groups

Turks form the majority of the population of Kaynardzha Municipality. Bulgarians constitutie the largest minority, followed by a large Roma population.

Religion

In 2011, about 67.8% of the total population declared to be

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

. The municipality of Kaynardzha has the highest share of

Shia Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...

people in Bulgaria: around 52% of the population declared to be Shia in the census of 2001. About 27% of the population belong to the

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Age structure

The municipality of Kaynardzha has a very young population compared to other places in Bulgaria.

References

External links

Info website
{{Silistra Province Municipalities in Silistra Province