Razgrad Province

Razgrad Province (Template:Langx (Oblast Razgrad), former name Razgrad okrug) is a province in Northeastern Bulgaria, geographically part of the Ludogorie region. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre: the town of Razgrad. As of December 2009, the Province had a total population of 132,740,<ref name="divisions">Template:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - provinces and municipalities in 2009 Template:Webarchive</ref><ref name="population">Template:In lang „WorldCityPopulation“</ref><ref name="pop-stat-divisions">„pop-stat.mashke.org“</ref> on 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 seven municipalities.

Municipalities

The Razgrad province (област, oblast) contains seven municipalities (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 as of 2009.

Municipality	Cyrillic	Pop.<ref name="divisions"/><ref name="population"/><ref name="pop-stat-divisions"/>	Town/Village	Pop.<ref name="population"/><ref name="statistika">Template:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 Template:Webarchive</ref><ref name="pop-stat">„pop-stat.mashke.org“</ref><ref name="Settlements 1000-5000">Template:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009</ref>
Isperih	Исперих	22,916	Isperih	9,017
Kubrat	Кубрат	20,198	Kubrat	8,118
Loznitsa	Лозница	9,732	Loznitsa	2,409
Razgrad	Разград	54,720	Razgrad	34,592
Samuil	Самуил	7,522	Samuil	1,543
Tsar Kaloyan	Цар Калоян	6,314	Tsar Kaloyan	3,856
Zavet	Завет	11,338	Zavet	3,371

Demographics

Template:Historical populationsThe Razgrad province had a population of 152,417 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 from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001</ref> As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 132,740<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>

Since 1992 the former municipality of Senovo has been detached from the Razgrad Province and population changes in the table reflect this separation.

Ethnic groups

The population of Razgrad Province is ethnically mixed, with a slight Turkish majority. According to the 2001 census, the main ethnic group are the Bulgarians (67,069), the Turks (71,963) and the Roma (8,733).<ref name="census 2001">Template:In langCensus 2001</ref>

Total population (2011 census): 125 190<ref>Template:In lang Population on 1 February 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 1 February 2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute Template:Webarchive Template:In lang</ref> Identified themselves: 114,475 people:

• Turks: 57,261 (50,02%)
• Bulgarians: 49,229 (43,00%)
• Romani: 5,719 (5,00%)
• Others and indefinable: 2,266 (1,98%)

A further 10,000 people in Razgrad 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</ref>

Census 2001
religious adherence	population	%
Muslims	81,835	53.69%
Orthodox Christians	65,480	42.96%
Protestants	228	0.15%
Roman Catholics	207	0.14%
Other	566	0.37%
Religion not mentioned	4,101	2.69%
total	152,417	100%

See also

• Provinces of Bulgaria
• List of villages in Razgrad Province

External links

• Template:Official Facebook page
• Old official site Template:In lang