Varbitsa Municipality ( Bulgarian : Община Върбица ) is a municipality ( obshtina ) in Shumen Province , Northeastern Bulgaria , located in the vicinity of the northern slopes of the Eastern Stara planina mountain to the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan . It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Varbitsa .
5-604: The municipality embraces a territory of 419.36 km (161.92 sq mi) with a population of 10,492 inhabitants, as of December 2009. The area contains the Ticha Reservoir - one of the biggest in the country, developed along the Kamchiya river. It is the reservoir with the largest perimeter in Bulgaria. Varbitsa Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold): The following table shows
10-547: Is a reservoir in Varbitsa Municipality , Shumen Province , northeastern Bulgaria , located to the north and northeast of the town of Varbitsa . It is one of the largest lakes of Bulgaria. The Ticha Dam is located in the northeastern part of the reservoir, in the southeastern part of Kotel Mountain . The reservoir lies along the Golyama Kamchia River, one of the two rivers that merge to form
15-772: The Kamchia . Before entering the reservoir, the river gathers waters from the hilly Gerlovo region. The name of the reservoir is derived from the medieval name of the Kamchia: the Ticha. According to some measurements, it is the third-largest reservoir in Bulgaria. By design, the Ticha Reservoir is used mainly for irrigation ; the total area which the reservoir can irrigate is 32,918 hectares (329.18 km ). The Ticha Reservoir's total volume amounts to 311,800,000 m (1.101 × 10 cu ft). The construction of
20-497: 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: According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: Ticha Reservoir Ticha Reservoir ( Bulgarian : язовир Тича , yazovir Ticha )
25-468: The reservoir meant that two villages, Vinitsa and Staroselka, were depopulated and flooded; their commons now lie within the reservoir. The dam overflowed in July 2005 and July 2010, threatening the surrounding villages and land. Due to this, the water level of the reservoir is closely monitored and dykes have been built. Unlike the 2005 flood, which caused significant damage in the village of Byal Bryag ,
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