Tutrakan Municipality
Tutrakan Municipality
Община Тутракан | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Tutrakan Municipality within Bulgaria and Silistra Province. | |
| Coordinates: 43°59′N 26°34′E / 43.983°N 26.567°E | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Province (Oblast) | Silistra |
| Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar) | Tutrakan |
| Area | |
• Total | 448.35 km2 (173.11 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009) | |
• Total | 16,920 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Tutrakan Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Тутракан) is a municipality (obshtina) in Silistra Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located along the right bank of Danube river in the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Tutrakan.
The municipality embraces a territory of 448.35 km² with a population of 16,920 inhabitants, as of December 2009.
The main road 21 crosses the area from east to west, connecting the province centre of Silistra with the city of Ruse.