{{Infobox settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement--> | name = Topolovgrad Municipality | native_name = Община Тополовград | settlement_type = Municipality | image_shield = | image_map = Topolovgrad Municipality Bulgaria.PNG | map_caption = Topolovgrad Municipality within Bulgaria and Haskovo Province. | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{BUL}} | subdivision_type1 = Province {{smaller|(Oblast)}} | subdivision_name1 = Haskovo | subdivision_type2 = Admin. centre {{smaller|(Obshtinski tsentar)}} | subdivision_name2 = Topolovgrad | timezone = EET | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = EEST | utc_offset_DST = +3 | coordinates = {{coord|42|5|N|26|20|E|region:BG|display=inline,title}} | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 710.9 |population_footnotes = <ref name ="2011 census"/> |population_as_of = February 2011 |population_total = 11,681 | population_density_km2 = auto | website = www.topolovgrad.net }}

'''Topolovgrad Municipality''' ({{langx|bg|Община Тополовград}}) is a municipality (''obshtina'') in Haskovo Province, Southeastern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Topolovgrad.

The municipality has a territory of 710.9&nbsp;km²<ref>[http://www.flgr.bg/annual_2002/cat/html/h9609.html Yearbook of the municipalities in Bulgaria: Topolovgrad Municipality] {{in lang|bg}}</ref> with a population of 11,681 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census.<ref name ="2011 census">[http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_1.pop_by_age.xls Population by province, municipality, settlement and age by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute] {{in lang|bg}}</ref> The municipality is located mostly on the right bank of the Tundzha river, with the Sakar mountain taking up a large part of its territory. Topolovgrad municipality has a short border with Turkey to the south.

== Settlements == Topolovgrad Municipality includes the following 21 places (towns are shown in bold): {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Town/Village ! Cyrillic ! Population<ref name ="2011 census"/> <small>(February 2011)</small> |- | '''Topolovgrad''' | '''Тополовград''' | align="center" | 5,588 |- | Balgarska polyana | Българска поляна | align="center" | 189 |- | Vladimirovo | Владимирово | align="center" | 35 |- | Dobroselets | Доброселец | align="center" | 138 |- | Kamenna reka | Каменна река | align="center" | 91 |- | Kapitan Petko voyvoda | Капитан Петко войвода | align="center" | 151 |- | Knyazhevo | Княжево | align="center" | 357 |- | Mramor | Мрамор | align="center" | 427 |- | Oreshnik | Орешник | align="center" | 577 |- | Orlov dol | Орлов дол | align="center" | 485 |- | Planinovo | Планиново | align="center" | 38 |- | Prisadets | Присадец | align="center" | 9 |- | Radovets | Радовец | align="center" | 718 |- | Sakartsi | Сакарци | align="center" | 11 |- | Svetlina | Светлина | align="center" | 152 |- | Sinapovo | Синапово | align="center" | 537 |- | Srem | Срем | align="center" | 459 |- | Ustrem | Устрем | align="center" | 999 |- | Filipovo | Филипово | align="center" | 14 |- | Hlyabovo | Хлябово | align="center" | 656 |- | Chukarovo | Чукарово | align="center" | 50 |- ! Total ! ! align="center" | 11,681 |}

== Demography == The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.

{{Table BG Municipality population | municipality = Topolovgrad | 1975 = 23,910 | 1985 = 20,986 | 1992 = 19,075 | 2001 = 15,414 | 2005 = 13,997 | 2007 = 13,265 | 2009 = 12,479 | 2011 = 11,681 | ref 1 = <ref name="divisions census 2001">[http://www.nsi.bg/Census_e/PopObsht.htm National Statistical Institute - Census 2001]</ref> | ref 2 = <ref name ="2011 census"/> | ref 3 = <ref name="pop-stat-divisions">[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]</ref> }}

===Ethnic composition=== According to the 2011 census,<ref>[http://www.nsi.bg/ORPDOCS/Census2011_4.pop_by_ethnos.xls Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute] {{in lang|bg}}</ref> among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following: {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Ethnic group !! Population !! Percentage |- | Bulgarians ||align="right"| 10,049 ||align="right"| {{pct|10049|11129|1}} |- | Turks ||align="right"| 27 ||align="right"| {{pct|27|11129|1}} |- | Roma&nbsp;(Gypsy) ||align="right"| 982 ||align="right"| {{pct|982|11129|1}} |- | Others ||align="right"| 41 ||align="right"| {{pct|41|11129|1}} |- | Undeclared ||align="right"| 30 ||align="right"| {{pct|30|11129|1}} |}

====Religion==== According to the latest Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following: {{bar box |width=300px |title=Religious composition of Topolovgrad Municipality <ref>{{cite web|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-religion2011.htm|title=Religious composition of Bulgaria 2011|website=pop-stat.mashke.org}}</ref> |titlebar=#ddd |bars= {{bar percent|Orthodox Christianity|blue|90.1}} {{bar percent|Catholicism|purple|0.6}} {{bar percent|Protestantism|yellow|0.7}} {{bar percent|Islam|green|0.3}} {{bar percent|No religion|red|3.8}} {{bar percent|Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable|gray|4.5}} }}

==See also== *Provinces of Bulgaria *Municipalities of Bulgaria *List of cities and towns in Bulgaria

==References== <references />

==External links== * [http://www.topolovgrad.net Official website] {{in lang|bg}}

{{Haskovo Province}}

Category:Municipalities in Haskovo Province