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Razgrad Province (Bulgarian: Област Разград (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, on a territory of 2,639.7 km2 (1,019.2 sq mi) 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.
Demographics
The Razgrad province had a population of 152,417 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female.
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 132,740 of which 23.1% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
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).
Total population (2011 census): 125 190
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
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:
See also
Provinces of Bulgaria
List of villages in Razgrad Province
References
External links
Official site (in Bulgarian)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Provinsi Razgrad
- Cakupan Google Street View
- Daftar provinsi di Bulgaria menurut PDB
- Daftar kota kembar di Bulgaria
- Razgrad Province
- Razgrad
- Rakovski, Razgrad Province
- Tsar Kaloyan, Razgrad Province
- Hergeleci İbrahim
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
- Razgrad Municipality
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- Ludogorie