Shumen Province
43°15′N 27°0′E / 43.250°N 27.000°E
Shumen Province
Област Шумен | |
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Shumen Plateau | |
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Location of Shumen Province in Bulgaria | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Capital | Shumen |
| Municipalities | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Dobromir Dobrev |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,389.7 km2 (1,308.8 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2022) | |
• Total | 149,628 |
| • Density | 44.142/km2 (114.33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | H |
| Website | shumenoblast |
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 ten municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 194,090 inhabitants.