Haskovo Province (; former name Haskovo okrug) is a province in southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece and Turkey to the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the river Maritsa. It is named after its administrative and industrial centre: the city of Haskovo. The province has a territory of [ Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 ] that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population, , of 256,408 inhabitants.[ „pop-stat.mashke.org“][ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 ][ „WorldCityPopulation“]
Municipalities
The Haskovo province (Област,
oblast) contains 11 municipalities
[ Oblast Haskovo , official website] (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 .
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| Dimitrovgrad | Димитровград | 56,882 | Dimitrovgrad | 39,510 |
| Harmanli | Харманли | 25,711 | Harmanli | 18,557 |
| Haskovo | Хасково | 96,499 | Haskovo | 77,050 |
| Ivaylovgrad | Ивайловград | 6,761 | Ivaylovgrad | 3,756 |
| Lyubimets | Любимец | 10,400 | Lyubimets | 7,670 |
| Madzharovo | Маджарово | 1,800 | Madzharovo | 590 |
| Mineralni Bani | Минерални бани | 6,542 | Mineralni Bani | 1,303 |
| Simeonovgrad | Симеоновград | 9,371 | Simeonovgrad | 7,049 |
| Stambolovo | Стамболово | 6,122 | Stambolovo | 609 |
| Svilengrad | Свиленград | 24,142 | Svilengrad | 18,132 |
| Topolovgrad | Тополовград | 12,178 | Topolovgrad | 5,730 |
Demographics
The Haskovo had a
population of 277,483 (277,478 also given) 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 256,408
[ of which are inhabitants aged over 60 years.][ Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009 ]
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 246,238[ Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical Institute ]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[ Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute ]
Identified themselves: 227,382 persons:
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Bulgarians: 180,541 (79.40%)
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Turks: 28,444 (12.50%)
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Romani: 15,889 (6.99%)
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Others and indefinable: 2,508 (1.10%)
A further 20,000 persons in Haskovo 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 ]
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| Orthodox Christians | 227,593 | 82.03% |
| 33,780 | 12.17% |
| Protestantism | 1,846 | 0.67% |
| Roman Catholics | 426 | 0.15% |
| Other | 1,833 | 0.66% |
| Religion not mentioned | 12,000 | 4.32% |
| total | 277,478 | 100% |
See also
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Provinces of Bulgaria
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Municipalities of Bulgaria
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List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
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List of villages in Haskovo Province
External links
