Veliki Preslav Municipality
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Veliki Preslav Municipality Община Велики Преслав |
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| Municipality | |
 Veliki Preslav Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province. |
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| Coordinates: 43°10′N 26°49′E / 43.167°N 26.817°ECoordinates: 43°10′N 26°49′E / 43.167°N 26.817°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria
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| Province (Oblast) | Shumen |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Veliki Preslav |
| Area | |
| • Total | 277.65 km2 (107.20 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009) | |
| • Total | 15,292 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Veliki Preslav Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Велики Преслав, former name Preslav Municipality) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan north of the eastern part of the Stara planina mountains. It is named after its administrative centre, the town of Veliki Preslav, which was one of the ancient capitals of Bulgaria.
The municipality embraces a territory of 277.65 km² with a population of 15,292 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
Veliki Preslav Municipality includes the following 12 places (towns are shown in bold):
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
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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