Razgrad Province ( (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, Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - provinces and municipalities in 2009 „WorldCityPopulation“„pop-stat.mashke.org“ on a territory of Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 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. Town/Village Pop. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009 „pop-stat.mashke.org“ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009IsperihИсперих 22,916Isperih 9,017KubratКубрат 20,198Kubrat 8,118LoznitsaЛозница 9,732Loznitsa 2,409RazgradРазград 54,720Razgrad 34,592SamuilСамуил 7,522Samuil 1,543Tsar KaloyanЦар Калоян 6,314Tsar Kaloyan 3,856ZavetЗавет 11,338Zavet 3,371
Demographics The Razgrad province had a population of 152,417 according to a 2001 census, of which were male and were female. Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001 As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 132,740 of which are inhabitants aged over 60 years. Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009
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).Census 2001
Total population (2011 census): 125 190 Population on 1 February 2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute
Ethnic groups (2011 census):Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 1 February 2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute 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: Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001 Census 2001 religious adherence population % Muslims 81,83553.69% Orthodox Christians 65,480 42.96% Protestants 228 0.15% Roman Catholics 2070.14% 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
References
External links
Old official site