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'''Razgrad Province''' ({{lang-bg|Област Разград}} (''Oblast Razgrad''), former name [[Okrug|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 has a total population of 132,740 inhabitants<ref name="divisions">{{en icon}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1585#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - provinces and municipalities in 2009]</ref><ref name="population">{{en icon}} [http://www.citypopulation.de/Bulgaria-Cities.html „WorldCityPopulation“]</ref><ref name="pop-stat-divisions">[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]</ref> on a territory of 2,639.7&nbsp;km²<ref name="phare">{{en icon}} [http://www.zei.de/download/Phare/bulgaria.pdf Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113004950/http://www.zei.de/download/Phare/bulgaria.pdf |date=2011-01-13 }}</ref> that is divided into 7 municipalities.
'''Razgrad Province''' ({{lang-bg|Област Разград}} (''Oblast Razgrad''), former name [[Okrug|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 has a total population of 132,740 inhabitants<ref name="divisions">{{en icon}} [http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=53&a1=1583&a2=1584&a3=1585#cont Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - provinces and municipalities in 2009]</ref><ref name="population">{{en icon}} [http://www.citypopulation.de/Bulgaria-Cities.html „WorldCityPopulation“]</ref><ref name="pop-stat-divisions">[http://pop-stat.mashke.org/bulgaria-division.htm „pop-stat.mashke.org“]</ref> on a territory of {{cvt|2,639.7|km2}}<ref name="phare">{{en icon}} [http://www.zei.de/download/Phare/bulgaria.pdf Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113004950/http://www.zei.de/download/Phare/bulgaria.pdf |date=2011-01-13 }}</ref> that is divided into 7 municipalities.


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Revision as of 15:38, 14 October 2019

43°30′N 26°35′E / 43.500°N 26.583°E / 43.500; 26.583

Razgrad Province
Област Разград
Location of Razgrad Province in Bulgaria
Location of Razgrad Province in Bulgaria
CountryBulgaria
CapitalRazgrad
Municipalities7
Area
 • Total
2,639.7 km2 (1,019.2 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2011)[2]
 • Total
125,190
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
License platePP
Websiterz.government.bg

Razgrad Province (Template:Lang-bg (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 has a total population of 132,740 inhabitants[2][3][4] on a territory of 2,639.7 km2 (1,019.2 sq mi)[1] that is divided into 7 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.[2][3][4] Town/Village Pop.[3][5][6][7]
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

Population

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.[8] As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 132,740[2] of which 23.1% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[9]

The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II. Since 1992 the former municipality of Senovo has been detached from the Razgrad Province and the numbers in the table reflect this separation: Template:Table BG Province population

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Razgrad Province (2011 census)
Ethnic group Percentage
Turks
50.0%
Bulgarians
43.0%
Romani
5.0%
others and indefinable
2.0%

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).[10]

Total population (2011 census): 125 190[11]

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[12] Identified themselves: 114 475 persons:

  • 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 persons in Razgrad Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[13]

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

References