Shumen Province
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Shumen Province Област Шумен |
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| Province | |
 Location of Shumen Province in Bulgaria |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Shumen |
| Municipalities | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Dimitar Alexandrov (2009-) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,389.7 km2 (1,308.8 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2011) | |
| • Total | 180 528 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| License plate | H |
| Website | oblastshumen.icon.bg |
Coordinates: 43°15′N 27°0′E / 43.250°N 27.000°E
Shumen Province (Bulgarian: Област Шумен, transliterated Oblast Shumen, former name Shumen okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria named after its main city Shumen. It is divided into 10 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 194,090 inhabitants.
The city of Shumen is famous in the region for the Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria. The monument is in the cubist style and is 1300 steps (each step representing a year) above the center of the town. Other places of note are the Shumen fortress, Tombul Mosque,and Shumen Plato National park. The center of the town has a historical museum, large library, and large theater. The municipality building, also in the center, has a concert hall that features regular symphony performances. Shumen is also the location of the Shumensko Brewery, a popular beer in Bulgaria. The area surrounding Shumen plays a significant part in Bulgarian History with the first and second capitols of historical Bulgaria within thirty kilometers from the city.
The Shumen Province contains 10 municipalities (singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, obshtini). The following table shows each municipality's name in English and Cyrillic, main town (in bold) or village, and population as of December 2009.
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