Haskovo Province
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Haskovo Province (Template:Langx; 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 has a territory of Template:Cvt<ref name="phare">Template:In lang Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 Template:Webarchive</ref> that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population, Template:As of, of 256,408 inhabitants.<ref name="pop-stat-divisions">„pop-stat.mashke.org“</ref><ref name="divisions">Template:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 Template:Webarchive</ref><ref name="population">Template:In lang „WorldCityPopulation“</ref>
Municipalities
The Haskovo province (Област, oblast) contains 11 municipalities<ref>Oblast Haskovo Template:Webarchive, official website</ref> (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 Template:As of.
Demographics
Template:Historical populationsThe Haskovo had a population of 277,483 (277,478 also given) according to a 2001 census, of which Template:Pct were male and Template:Pct were female.<ref name="NSI Census 2001">Template:In lang Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex Template:Webarchive from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 Template:Webarchive</ref> As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 256,408<ref name="divisions" /> of which Template:Pct are inhabitants aged over 60 years.<ref name="NSI age">Template:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 Template:Webarchive</ref>
Ethnic groups
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Total population (2011 census): 246,238<ref>Template:In lang Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute Template:Webarchive</ref>
Ethnic groups (2011 census):<ref>Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Template:In lang</ref>
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:<ref>Template:In lang Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001 Template:Webarchive</ref>
| 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
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