Veliko Tarnovo Province

Veliko Tarnovo (Template:Langx) is a province in the middle of the northern part of Bulgaria. Its capital city, Veliko Tarnovo, is of historical significance as it was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The province is divided into ten municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 275,395.<ref name="divisions">Template:In lang Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009</ref><ref name="population">Template:In lang „WorldCityPopulation“</ref><ref name="pop-stat-divisions">„pop-stat.mashke.org“</ref>

Other towns in the province include Gorna Oryahovitsa, which is within Template:Convert of Veliko Tarnovo, Svishtov, set on the Danube River and famous for its Tsenov Academy of Economics, and Suhindol, the hometown of Lovico — an internationally recognised label for fine wines and spirits. Another notable place is the village of Arbanasi, set between Veliko Tarnovo and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The combination of old style and modern architecture, as well as its churches and monasteries, present the spirit of Bulgaria. Real estate is among the most expensive in the country.

Municipalities

The Veliko Tarnovo oblast contains 10 municipalities (Template:Lang, Template:Lang). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of December 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</ref><ref name="pop-stat">„pop-stat.mashke.org“</ref>
Elena	Елена	10,407	Elena	5,665
Gorna Oryahovitsa	Горна Оряховица	48,695	Gorna Oryahovitsa	32,436
Lyaskovets	Лясковец	13,677	Lyaskovets	8,277
Pavlikeni	Павликени	26,342	Pavlikeni	11,151
Polski Trambesh	Полски Тръмбеш	15,309	Polski Trambesh	4,546
Strazhitsa	Стражица	14,742	Strazhitsa	5,170
Suhindol	Сухиндол	3,046	Suhindol	2,146
Svishtov	Свищов	49,817	Svishtov	35,923
Veliko Tarnovo	Велико Търново	88,724	Veliko Tarnovo	67,099
Zlataritsa	Златарица	4,636	Zlataritsa	2,558

Demographics

Template:Historical populationsThe Veliko Tarnovo province had a population of 293,294 (293,172 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 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 275,395<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

Template:Bar box Total population (2011 census): 258 494 <ref>Template:In lang Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute</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: 233,992 persons:

• Bulgarians: 211 353 (90,32%)
• Turks: 15 709 (6,71%)
• Romani: 3 875 (1,65%)
• Others and indefinable: 3 055 (1,31%)

A further 25,000 persons in the Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Template:Bar box 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	%
Orthodox Christians	254,914	86.95%
Muslims	26,085	8.90%
Roman Catholics	3,111	1.06%
Protestants	417	0.14%
Other	1,141	0.39%
Religion not mentioned	7,504	2.56%
total	293,172	100%

See also

• Provinces of Bulgaria
• Municipalities of Bulgaria
• List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
• List of villages in Veliko Tarnovo Province

External links

• Template:Official Facebook page
• Tsenov Academy of Economics