Shumen Municipality

Shumen Municipality Община Шумен
Municipality
Shumen Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province.
Coordinates: 43°13′N 26°59′E / 43.217°N 26.983°E / 43.217; 26.983
Country	Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)	Shumen
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)	Shumen
Area
• Total	630 km2 (240 sq mi)
Population  (December 2009)[1]
• Total	101,597
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Shumen Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Шумен) 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 630 km² (240 sq mi) with a population of 101,597 inhabitants, as of December 2009.^[1] 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.