Suhindol Municipality

Suhindol Municipality
Община Сухиндол
Municipality
Suhindol Municipality within Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo Province.
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
 • Total157.55 km2 (60.83 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)[1]
 • Total3,046
 • 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.[1]

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.[citation needed]