Overview
Shumen Municipality is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the city of Shumen which is also the capital of the province.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 101,597 inhabitants, as of December 2009. Currently, the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway connects the main town with the port of Varna.
Aside from the rich cultural landmarks of the main city, the area is most known with the National Historical and Archaeological Reserve that includes the famous Madara Rider near the homonymous village.
Settlements
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