Krushari Municipality ( bg, Община Крушари) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
(''
obshtina'') in
Dobrich Province
Dobrich Province ( bg, Област Добрич, , former name Dobrich okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is bounded on east by the Black Sea, on south by Varna Province, on west by S ...
, Northeastern
Bulgaria
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, located in
Southern Dobruja
Southern Dobruja, South Dobruja or Quadrilateral (Bulgarian: Южна Добруджа, ''Yuzhna Dobrudzha'' or simply Добруджа, ''Dobrudzha''; ro, Dobrogea de Sud, or ) is an area of northeastern Bulgaria comprising Dobrich and Silistra ...
geographical region, bounded by
Romania
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to the north. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of
Krushari
Krushari ( bg, Крушари, ) is a village in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Dobrich Province. It is the administrative centre of Krushari Municipality, which lies in the northwestern part of the province. Krushari is located 32 kilometres fro ...
.
The municipality embraces a territory of 417.5 km² with a population of 5,296 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
[Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009]
Settlements
Krushari Municipality includes the following 19 places, all of them are villages:
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
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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 ...
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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
This is a complete list of all cities and towns in Bulgaria sorted by population. Province capitals are shown in bold. Primary sources are the National Statistical Institute (NSI) and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
The largest city is Sofia ...
References
External links
Krushari municipality website
{{Dobrich Province
Municipalities in Dobrich Province