Suhindol Municipality

Suhindol Municipality
Община Сухиндол
Municipality
Suhindol Municipality within Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Coordinates: 43°10′N 25°11′E / 43.167°N 25.183°E / 43.167; 25.183
CountryBulgaria
Province (Oblast)Veliko Tarnovo
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Suhindol
Area
  Total
157.55 km2 (60.83 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)
  Total
3,046
  Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Suhindol Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Сухиндол) is a small municipality (obshtina) in Veliko Tarnovo Province, central-north Bulgaria, located in the transition between the Danubian Plain and the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan. It is named after its administrative centre – the town of Suhindol.

The municipality embraces a territory of 157.55 km2 (60.83 sq mi) with a population of 3,046, as of December 2009.

The Hemus motorway is planned to cross the area connecting the capital city of Sofia with the port of Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.