| Novi Pazar Municipality | |
| Native Name: | Община Нови пазар |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shumen |
| Subdivision Name2: | Novi Pazar |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 43.35°N 39°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 317.65 |
| Population As Of: | December 2009 |
| Population Total: | 18,476 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Novi Pazar Municipality (bg|Община Нови пазар) is a municipality (obshtina) in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located between Ludogorie and Provadia Plateau, not far from South Dobrudzha geographical region. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Novi Pazar.
The municipality embraces a territory of with a population of 18,476 inhabitants, as of December 2009.[1] The southernmost part of the area is crossed by the eastern operating section of Hemus motorway which is planned to connect the port of Varna with the country capital – Sofia.
Novi Pazar Municipality includes the following 16 places (towns are shown in bold):
| Town/Village | Cyrillic | Population[2] [3] [4] (December 2009) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novi Pazar | Нови Пазар | 12,673 | |
| Bedzhene | Беджене | 30 | |
| Enevo | Енево | 448 | |
| Izbul | Избул | 321 | |
| Mirovtsi | Мировци | 508 | |
| Pamukchii | Памукчии | 1,277 | |
| Pisarevo | Писарево | 95 | |
| Praventsi | Правенци | 300 | |
| Preselka | Преселка | 264 | |
| Sechishte | Сечище | 132 | |
| Stan | Стан | 524 | |
| Stoyan Mihaylovski | Стоян Михайловски | 824 | |
| Tranitsa | Тръница | 140 | |
| Voyvoda | Войвода | 518 | |
| Zaychino Oreshe | Зайчино Ореше | 229 | |
| Zhilino | Жилино | 193 | |
| Total | 18,476 |
The following table shows the change of the population during the last four decades.
According to the 2011 census, among those who answered the optional question on ethnic identification, the ethnic composition of the municipality was the following:
| Ethnic group | Population | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9872 | |||
| 3941 | |||
| 1720 | |||
| Other | 59 | ||
| Undeclared | 112 |