Kavarna Municipality

Kavarna Municipality
Община Каварна
Municipality
Kavarna Municipality within Bulgaria and Dobrich Province.
Kavarna Municipality within Bulgaria and Dobrich Province.
Coordinates: 43°28′N 28°22′E / 43.467°N 28.367°E / 43.467; 28.367
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Dobrich
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)Kavarna
Area
 • Total481.4 km2 (185.9 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)[1]
 • Total15,861
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kavarna Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Каварна) is a municipality (obshtina) in Dobrich Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in Southern Dobruja geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Kavarna.

The municipality embraces a territory of 481.4 km2 (185.9 sq mi) with a population of 15,861 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1]

Geographically, the area is best known with the long and narrow headland of Kaliakra. The main road E87 crosses the municipality connecting the port of Varna with the Romanian port of Constanța.