Dulovo Municipality ( bg, Община Дулово) is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Silistra Province, Northeastern

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, located in the Danubian Plain, in the area of the South Dobrudzha geographical region, about 25 km south of

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. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Dulovo. The

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embraces a territory of 566.33Characterization of Silistra Province
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The main road I-7 crosses the area from north to south, connecting the province centre of

Silistra Silistra ( bg, Силистра ; tr, Silistre; ro, Silistra) is a town in Northeastern Bulgaria. The town lies on the southern bank of the lower Danube river, and is also the part of the Romanian border where it stops following the Danube. Sil ...

with the city of

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and the eastern operating part of

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Settlements

Dulovo Municipality includes the following 27 places (towns are shown in bold):

Demography

The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Dulovo Municipality has comprised the former municipality of Okorsh and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic

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constitute the majority of the population of Dulovo, followed by

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and

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Religious composition

According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: Most inhabitants are Muslim, followed by Christians.

Demographic indicators

The municipality of Dulovo has a relatively good demographic structure compared to other areas in Bulgaria, although the situation is becoming worse.

References

External links

Official website
{{Silistra Province Municipalities in Silistra Province