Английская Википедия:Haskovo Province
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Haskovo Province (Шаблон:Lang-bg - Oblast Haskovo, former name Haskovo okrug) is a province in southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece and Turkey to the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the river Maritsa. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre - the city of Haskovo. The province embraces a territory of Шаблон:Cvt[1] that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population, Шаблон:As of, of 256,408 inhabitants.[2][3][4]
Municipalities
The Haskovo province (Област, oblast) contains 11 municipalities[5] (singular: община, obshtina - plural: Общини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each Шаблон:As of.
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop.[2][3][4] | Town/Village | Pop.[4][6][7][8][9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrovgrad | Димитровград | 56,882 | Dimitrovgrad | 39,510 |
| Harmanli | Харманли | 25,711 | Harmanli | 18,557 |
| Haskovo | Хасково | 96,499 | Haskovo | 77,050 |
| Ivaylovgrad | Ивайловград | 6,761 | Ivaylovgrad | 3,756 |
| Lyubimets | Любимец | 10,400 | Lyubimets | 7,670 |
| Madzharovo | Маджарово | 1,800 | Madzharovo | 590 |
| Mineralni Bani | Минерални бани | 6,542 | Mineralni Bani | 1,303 |
| Simeonovgrad | Симеоновград | 9,371 | Simeonovgrad | 7,049 |
| Stambolovo | Стамболово | 6,122 | Stambolovo | 609 |
| Svilengrad | Свиленград | 24,142 | Svilengrad | 18,132 |
| Topolovgrad | Тополовград | 12,178 | Topolovgrad | 5,730 |
Demographics
The Haskovo had a population of 277,483 (277,478 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which Шаблон:Pct were male and Шаблон:Pct were female.[10] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 256,408[3] of which Шаблон:Pct are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[11]
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II: Шаблон:Table BG Province population
Ethnic groups
Шаблон:Bar box
Total population (2011 census): 246,238[12]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[13]
Identified themselves: 227,382 persons:
- Bulgarians: 180,541 (79.40%)
- Turks: 28,444 (12.50%)
- Romani: 15,889 (6.99%)
- Others and indefinable: 2,508 (1.10%)
A further 20,000 persons in Haskovo Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[14]
| Census 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| religious adherence | population | % |
| Orthodox Christians | 227,593 | 82.03% |
| Muslims | 33,780 | 12.17% |
| Protestants | 1,846 | 0.67% |
| Roman Catholics | 426 | 0.15% |
| Other | 1,833 | 0.66% |
| Religion not mentioned | 12,000 | 4.32% |
| total | 277,478 | 100% |
See also
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- List of villages in Haskovo Province
References
External links
Шаблон:Provinces of Bulgaria
Шаблон:Bulgaria topics
Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Шаблон:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Шаблон:In lang „WorldCityPopulation“
- ↑ Oblast Haskovo Шаблон:Webarchive, official website
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ „pop-stat.mashke.org“
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants – December 2009
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex Шаблон:Webarchive from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Шаблон:In lang
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001 Шаблон:Webarchive
