General Toshevo Municipality

General Toshevo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Генерал Тошево) is a municipality (obshtina) in Dobrich Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in Southern Dobruja geographical region, bounded by Romania to the north. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of General Toshevo.

General Toshevo Municipality
Община Генерал Тошево
Municipality
General Toshevo Municipality within Bulgaria and Dobrich Province.
Coordinates: 43°43′N 28°4′E
Country Bulgaria
Province (Oblast)Dobrich
Admin. centre (Obshtinski tsentar)General Toshevo
Area
  Total982.24 km2 (379.24 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)
  Total16,714
  Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The municipality embraces a territory of 982.24 km2 (379.24 sq mi) with a population of 16,714 inhabitants, as of December 2009.

The main road E675 crosses the municipality centrally, connecting the province centre of Dobrich with the Romanian port of Constanța.

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