Kotel Municipality

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

Kotel Municipality
Municipality
Location of Kotel Municipality in Sliven Province
Kotel Municipality Location of Kotel Municipality in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°53′00″N 26°27′00″E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Sliven Province
Capital	Kotel
Area
• Total	858.306 km2 (331.394 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,391
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Postal code	8970
Area code	0453

Demography

Ethnic composition of Kotel Municipality

1. Bulgarians (36.2%)
2. Turks (29.9%)
3. Gypsies/Romani (24.7%)
4. No identification (8.14%)
5. Other (1.05%)

At the 2011 census, the population of Kotel was 19,391. Most of the inhabitants were either Bulgarians (36.22%), Turks (29.87%), or Gypsies/Romani (24.7%).^[1][2] 8.14% of the population's ethnicity was unknown.

Villages

In addition to the capital town of Kotel, there are 21 villages in the municipality:

Borintsi Bratan Gradets Dubova Zheravna Katunishte Kipilovo Malko Selo Medven Mokren Neykovo

Oplovo Ostra Moguila Pudarevo Sedlarevo Sokolartsi Strelsti Ticha Topuzevo Filaretovo Yablanovo