Shumen Province

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Shumen Province
Област Шумен
Shumen Plateau
Location of Shumen Province in Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
CapitalShumen
Municipalities10
Government
  GovernorDobromir Dobrev
Area
  Total3,389.7 km2 (1,308.8 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2022)
  Total149,628
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
License plateH
Websiteoblastshumen.icon.bg

Shumen Province (Bulgarian: Област Шумен, transliterated Oblast Shumen, former name Shumen okrug) is a province in northeastern Bulgaria named after its main city Shumen. It is divided into 10 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 194,090 inhabitants.

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