Novi Pazar Municipality

Novi Pazar Municipality Община Нови пазар
Municipality
Novi Pazar Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province.
Coordinates: 43°21′N 27°12′E / 43.350°N 27.200°E / 43.350; 27.200
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Shumen
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)	Novi Pazar
Area
• Total	317.65 km2 (122.65 sq mi)
Population  (December 2009)[1]
• Total	18,476
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Novi Pazar Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Нови пазар) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located between Ludogorie and Provadia Plateau, not far from South Dobrudzha geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Novi Pazar.

The municipality embraces a territory of 318 km² (123 sq mi) with a population of 18,476 inhabitants, as of December 2009.^[1] The southernmost part of the area is crossed by the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the country capital – Sofia.