Tvarditsa Municipality

Municipality in Sliven Province, Bulgaria

Coat of arms

Location of Tvarditsa Municipality in Sliven Province

42°42′N 25°54′E / 42.700°N 25.900°E / 42.700; 25.900Country

BulgariaProvinceSliven ProvinceCapitalTvarditsaArea

• Total442.5 km² (170.9 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total13,804 • Density31/km² (81/sq mi)Postal code

8890

Area code0454

Tvarditsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Твърдица) is a municipality in the Sliven Province of Bulgaria.

Demography

Ethnic composition of Sliven Municipality

Bulgarians (67.79%)

Turks (9.32%)

Gypsies/Romani (15.21%)

No identification (7.07%)

Other (0.59%)

At the 2011 census, the population of Tvarditsa was 13,804. Most of the inhabitants were Bulgarians (67.79%) with a minority of Turks (9.32%) and Gypsies/Romani (15.21%).^[1]^[2] 7.07% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.

Villages

In addition to the capital town of Tvarditsa, there are 9 villages in the municipality:

Bliznets
Borov Dol
Byala Palanka
Zhalt Bryag
Orizari
Sborishte
Sartsevo
Chervenakovo
Shivachevo

References

^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ "Ethnic Composition of Bulgaria 2011". National Institute of Statistics of Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.