Area 275.1 km² | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 8,871 (Dec 2009) | |
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Kaspichan Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Каспичан) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Kaspichan.
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The municipality embraces a territory of 279 km² with a population of 8,871 inhabitants as of December 2009. The area is crossed from east to west by the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the capital Sofia.
Settlements
Kaspichan Municipality includes the following 9 places (towns are shown in bold):
Demography
The following table illustrates the population change over the last four decades.
Ethnic composition
According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following: