Dzhebel Municipality

Dzhebel Municipality Община Джебел
Municipality
Dzhebel
Coordinates: 41°30′N 25°18′E
Country	Bulgaria
Province	Kardzhali
Municipality	Dzhebel
Area
• Total	229.08 km2 (88.45 sq mi)
Population  (1-Feb-2011)
• Total	8,713
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.dzhebelbg.com

Dzhebel municipality within Kardzhali Province

Dzhebel Municipality is a municipality in Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. It includes the town of Dzhebel, which is the administrative center of a municipality, and a number of villages.

Demography

In recent years, the number of births decreased dramatically. The number of deaths increased in the beginning of the 2000s and remained fairly stable after. That led to a natural negative growth rate. However, the demographic situation is Dzhebel is more favourable compared to other areas in Bulgaria.

	Population	Live births	Deaths	Natural growth	Birth rate (‰)	Death rate (‰)	Natural growth rate (‰)
2000	11,038	78	76	+2	7.1	6.9	+0.2
2001	8,613	105	121	-16	12.2	14.0	-1.9
2002	8,571	68	63	+5	7.9	7.4	+0.6
2003	8,568	80	80	0	9.3	9.3	+0.0
2004	8,500	93	86	+7	10.9	10.1	+0.8
2005	8,427	85	94	-9	10.1	11.2	-1.1
2006	8,388	74	93	-19	8.8	11.1	-2.3
2007	8,384	91	97	-6	10.9	11.6	-0.7
2008	8,348	99	96	+3	11.9	11.5	+0.4
2009	8,295	93	77	+16	11.2	9.3	+1.9
2010	8,201	87	79	+8	10.6	9.6	+1.0
2011	8,166	69	75	-6	8.4	9.2	-0.7
2012	8,160	70	68	+2	8.6	8.3	+0.2
2013	8,163	91	82	+9	11.1	10.0	+1.1
2014	8,248	83	96	-13	10.1	11.6	-1.5
2015	8,205	79	102	-23	9.6	12.4	-2.8
2016	8,226	79	93	-14	9.6	11.3	-1.7
2017	8,253	63	91	-28	7.6	11.0	-3.4
2018	8,441	68	93	-25	8.1	11.0	-3.0

Religion

According to the Bulgarian census of 2011, the religious composition, among those who answered the optional question on religious identification, was the following:

Religious composition of Dzhebel Municipality Orthodox Christianity   3.6% Catholicism   0.2% Protestantism   0.0% Islam   82.3% No religion   1.0% Prefer not to answer, others and indefinable   12.9%