Balchik Municipality
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Balchik Municipality Община Балчик |
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| Municipality | |
 Balchik Municipality within Bulgaria and Dobrich Province. |
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| Coordinates: 43°26′N 28°7′E / 43.433°N 28.117°ECoordinates: 43°26′N 28°7′E / 43.433°N 28.117°E | |
| Country |
 Bulgaria
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| Province (Oblast) | Dobrich |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Balchik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 523 km2 (202 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009) | |
| • Total | 21,832 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Balchik Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Балчик) 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 Balchik.
The municipality embraces a territory of 523 km² with a population of 21,832 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The area is best known with the Balchik Palace complex in the main town as well as the luxury seaside resort of Albena. The main road E87 crosses the municipality connecting the port of Varna with the Romanian port of Konstanza.
Balchik Municipality includes the following 22 places (towns are shown in bold):
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
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