Vidin Province
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Vidin Province (Template:Langx) is the northwesternmost province of Bulgaria. It borders Serbia to the west and Romania to the northeast, and its administrative centre is the city of Vidin on the Danube river. The area is divided into 11 municipalities. As of 2023, the province had a population of 72,754.<ref name="pop-stat-divisions">„pop-stat.mashke.org“</ref>
There are remains of many castles, including Baba Vida, one of the last Bulgarian strongholds during the Ottoman invasion and the Belogradchik fortress.
Municipalities
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The Vidin Province contains 11 municipalities (singular: община, obshtina - plural: общини, obshtini). 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.
Geography
The territory of the province includes the most western parts of the Danubian Plain and Stara Planina, while the Danube forms the border with Romania. The slopes of Stara Planina are covered with dense forests, lush meadows and boasts the majestic rock phenomena, the Belogradchik Rocks. There are around 80 caves situated close to the border with Serbia, the most famous being the Magura Cave, which known with its cave painting from 10,000 BC. There is also a lake in the proximity of the cave.
Demographics
Template:Historical populationsThe Vidin province had a population of 130,074 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 108,067<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>
Vidin is the oldest province in Bulgaria, with 28.9% of its population 65 years or older at the end of 2016. There is a big difference between the percentage elderly living in urban and rural areas: in urban areas 21.1% of the population is 65 years or older while that percentage is 42.8% in rural areas. The percentage of children up to 15 years is 13.5% in urban areas and only 9.8% in rural areas.
Ethnic groups
Template:Bar box Total population (2011 census): 101,018<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: 95,126 persons:
- Bulgarians: 86,802 (91.25%)
- Romani: 7,282 (7.66%)
- Others and indefinable: 1,042 (1.10 %)
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 | 125,063 | 96.15% |
| Protestants | 397 | 0.31% |
| Roman Catholics | 143 | 0.11% |
| Muslims | 139 | 0.11% |
| Other | 602 | 0.46% |
| Religion not mentioned | 3,730 | 2.87% |
| Total | 130,074 | 100% |
Towns and villages
The place names in bold have the status of town (in Bulgarian: град, transliterated as grad). Other localities have the status of village (in Bulgarian: село, transliterated as selo). The names of localities are transliterated in Latin alphabet<ref>Geonames Search Template:Webarchive at National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) - reference for location names</ref> followed in parentheses by the original name in Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet (which links to the corresponding Bulgarian Wikipedia article).
Belogradchik Municipality
Template:Main The Belogradchik municipality has one town (in bold) and 17 villages: Template:Flatlist
Boynitsa Municipality
Template:Main The Boynitsa municipality has 9 villages: Template:Flatlist
Bregovo Municipality
Template:Main The Bregovo municipality has one town (in bold) and 9 villages: Template:Flatlist
Vidin Municipality
Template:Main The Vidin municipality has two towns (in bold) and 33 villages: Template:Flatlist
Gramada Municipality
Template:Main The Gramada municipality has one town (in bold) and 7 villages: Template:Flatlist
Dimovo Municipality
Template:Main The Dimovo municipality has one town (in bold) and 22 villages: Template:Flatlist
Kula Municipality
Template:Main The Kula municipality has one town (in bold) and 8 villages: Template:Flatlist
Makresh Municipality
Template:Main The Makresh municipality has 7 villages: Template:Flatlist
Novo Selo
Template:Main The Novo Selo municipality has 5 villages: Template:Flatlist
Ruzhintsi Municipality
Template:Main The Ruzhintsi municipality has 10 villages: Template:Flatlist
Chuprene Municipality
The Chuprene municipality has 9 villages: Template:Flatlist
See also
References
External links
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