Kardzhali Province
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Coordinates: 41°39′N 25°22′E / 41.65°N 25.367°E
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| Capital | Kardzhali |
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| Area | 3,209 km² |
| Population | 164,019 (2001)[1] 321,504 (2009 est.)[2] |
| Population density | 51/km² (2001) 100/km² (2009 est.) |
| Municipalities | 7 |
| License plate province code | K |
| Time zone - Summer (DST) |
EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3) |
Kardzhali Province (Bulgarian: Област Ловеч, transliterated Oblast Kardjali) is a province of southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece with the Greek prefectures of Xanthi and Rodhopi to the south and east. Kardzhali Province area is 3209.1 km². Its main city is Kardzhali.
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[edit] Municipalities
The Kardzhali province (област, oblast) contains seven municipalities (singular: oбщина, 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 as of 2009.
| Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop.[2] | Town/Village | Pop.[2] |
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| Ardino | Ардино | 29,590 | Ardino | 8,986 |
| Chernoochene | Черноочене | 15,580 | Chernoochene | 655 |
| Dzhebel | Джебел | 26,298 | Dzhebel | 7,415 |
| Kardzhali | Кърджали | 121,577 | Kardzhali | 63,062 |
| Kirkovo | Кирково | 45,054 | Kirkovo | 774 |
| Krumovgrad | Крумовград | 45,453 | Krumovgrad | 8,763 |
| Momchilgrad | Момчилград | 37,592 | Momchilgrad | 17,463 |
[edit] Towns and villages
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The population data and figures are of December 15, 2004
[edit] Demographics
The Kardzhali province had a population of 164,019 according to a 2001 census, of which 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female.[1]
[edit] Religion
In the 2001 census, 149,839 people from Kardzhali province identified one of the following as their religion (with percentage of total population): 114,217 Muslim (69.6%), 35,265 Eastern Orthodox (21.5%), 197 Catholic (0.1%), 89 Protestant (0.05%), and 71 other (0.04%).[3]
[edit] Language
In the 2001 census, 160,167 people from Kardzhali province identified one of the following as their mother tongue (with percentage of total population): 101,548 Turkish (61.9%), 57,046 Bulgarian (34.8%), 1,171 Roma (Gypsy) (0.7%), and 402 other (0.2%).[4]
[edit] Ethnic groups
In the 2001 census, 158,704 people from Kardzhali province identified themselves as belonging to one of the following ethnic groups (with percentage of total population):[5]
| Ethnic group | Population | Percentage |
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| Bulgarian | 55,939 | 34.105% |
| Turkish | 101,116 | 61.649% |
| Roma (Gypsy) | 1,264 | 0.771% |
| Russian | 234 | 0.143% |
| Armenian | 41 | 0.025% |
| Wallachia | - | 0.000% |
| Macedonian | 7 | 0.004% |
| Greek | 21 | 0.013% |
| Ukrainian | 20 | 0.012% |
| Jewish | 1 | 0.001% |
| Romanian | 1 | 0.001% |
| Other | 60 | 0.037% |
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and Sex from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ a b c (Bulgarian) Population Chart, 15.03.2009 from Bulgarian Directorate General: Civil Registration and Administrative Services
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by Region and Religion from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Mother Tongue from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
- ^ (Bulgarian) Population to 01.03.2001 by District and Ethnic Group from Bulgarian National Statistical Institute: Census 2001
[edit] See also
- Provinces of Bulgaria
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- List of villages in Kardzhali Province
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