Venets Municipality

Venets Municipality
Община Венец (Veletler Turkish)
Municipality
Venets Municipality within Bulgaria and Shumen Province.
Coordinates: 43°32′N 26°54′E / 43.533°N 26.900°E / 43.533; 26.900
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Shumen
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Venets
Area
  Total
222.56 km2 (85.93 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)
  Total
6,905
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Venets Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Венец) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Ludogorie geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the village of Venets.

The municipality embraces a territory of 222.56 km2 (85.93 sq mi) with a population of 6,905 inhabitants, as of December 2009.