Targovishte Municipality
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Targovishte Municipality Община Търговище |
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| Municipality | |
 Targovishte Municipality within Bulgaria and Targovishte Province. |
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| Coordinates: 43°14′N 26°33′E / 43.233°N 26.550°ECoordinates: 43°14′N 26°33′E / 43.233°N 26.550°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria
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| Province (Oblast) | Targovishte |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Targovishte |
| Area | |
| • Total | 872 km2 (337 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009) | |
| • Total | 60,497 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Targovishte Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Търговище) is a municipality (obshtina) in Targovishte Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the transition between the Danubian Plain and the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Targovishte which is also the capital of the province.
The municipality embraces a territory of 872 km² with a population of 60,497 inhabitants, as of December 2009. The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the area north of the main city.
(towns are shown in bold):
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades. Since 1992 Targovishte Municipality has comprised the former municipalities of Dralfa and Makariopolsko and the numbers in the table reflect this unification.
According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following:
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