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Chernoochene Municipality

Coordinates: 41°46′N 25°21′E / 41.767°N 25.350°E / 41.767; 25.350
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Chernoochene Municipality
Община Черноочене
Municipality
Chernoochene (Yeni Pazar) is located in Bulgaria
Chernoochene (Yeni Pazar)
Chernoochene (Yeni Pazar)
Coordinates: 41°46′N 25°21′E / 41.767°N 25.350°E / 41.767; 25.350
CountryBulgaria
ProvinceKardzhali
Area
 • Total328.57 km2 (126.86 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
 • TotalDecrease 8,791
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitechernoochene.com
Chernoochene municipality within Kardzhali Province

Chernoochene Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. The administrative centre is the village of Chernoochene.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Chernoochene has the highest relative share of ethnic Bulgarian Turks (97.1%), as well as Muslims (96.6%) of the total country. Chernoochene is a rural municipality, with all of its inhabitants living in one of the fifty villages. As of December 2018, the municipality of Chernoochene has 8,791 inhabitants.

Religion

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According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

Religious composition of Chernoochene Municipality [1]
Orthodox Christianity
2.2%
Catholicism
0.1%
Protestantism
0.0%
Islam
96.6%
No religion
0.1%
Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable
1.0%

Most ethnic Turks are Muslim. Most ethnic Bulgarians are Orthodox Christians, living in the village of Pchelarovo. All other villages have a Turkish and Islamic majority.

References

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  1. ^ "Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org.