Haskovo Province
41°50′N25°55′E/ 41.833°N 25.917°E
Haskovo
Област Хасково | |
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![]() Location of Haskovo in Bulgaria | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Capital | Haskovo |
Municipalities | 11 |
Government | |
• Governor | Stanislav Dechev |
Area | |
• Total | 5,533.29 km2(2,136.42 sq mi) |
Population (December 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 207,439 |
• Density | 37/km2(97/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
License plate | X |
Website | hs.government.bg |
Haskovo Province(Bulgarian:Област Хасково-Oblast Haskovo,former nameHaskovookrug,Turkish:Hasköy) is aprovincein southernBulgaria,neighbouringGreeceandTurkeyto the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the riverMaritsa.It is named after its administrative and industrial centre: the city ofHaskovo.The province has a territory of 5,533.3 km2(2,136.4 sq mi)[1]that is divided into 11 municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009[update],of 256,408 inhabitants.[2][3][4]
Municipalities
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The Haskovo province (Област,oblast) contains 11 municipalities[5](singular: община,obshtina- plural: Общини,obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English andCyrillic,the main town or village (towns are shown in bold), and the population of each as of December 2009[update].
Municipality | Cyrillic | Pop.[2][3][4] | Town/Village | Pop.[4][6][7][8][9] |
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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
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1946 | 235,248 | — |
1956 | 272,100 | +15.7% |
1965 | 287,996 | +5.8% |
1975 | 330,132 | +14.6% |
1985 | 334,584 | +1.3% |
1992 | 306,058 | −8.5% |
2001 | 277,478 | −9.3% |
2011 | 246,238 | −11.3% |
2021 | 211,565 | −14.1% |
Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[10] |
The Haskovo had apopulationof 277,483 (277,478 also given) according to a 2001census,of which48.9% weremaleand51.1% werefemale.[11]
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 256,408[3]of which25.8% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.[12]
Ethnic groups
[edit]Total population (2011 census): 246,238[13]
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[14]
Identified themselves: 227,382 persons:
- Bulgarians:180,541 (79.40%)
- Turks:28,444 (12.50%)
- Romani:15,889 (6.99%)
- 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
[edit]Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:[15]
Census 2001 | ||
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religious adherence | population | % |
Orthodox Christians | 227,593 | 82.03% |
Muslims | 33,780 | 12.17% |
Protestants | 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
[edit]- Provinces of Bulgaria
- Municipalities of Bulgaria
- List of cities and towns in Bulgaria
- List of villages in Haskovo Province
References
[edit]- ^ab(in English)Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91Archived2011-01-13 at theWayback Machine
- ^abc„pop-stat.mashke.org “
- ^abc(in English)Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009Archived2010-11-13 at theWayback Machine
- ^abc(in English)„WorldCityPopulation “
- ^Oblast HaskovoArchived2009-06-05 at theWayback Machine,official website
- ^(in English)Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009Archived2010-11-13 at theWayback Machine
- ^„pop-stat.mashke.org “
- ^(in English)Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian villages under 1000 inhabitants – December 2009
- ^(in English)Bulgarian National Statistical Institute – Bulgarian Settlements 1000–5000 inhabitants – December 2009
- ^"Divisions of Bulgaria".2024-04-03.
- ^(in Bulgarian)Population to 01.03.2001 by Area and SexArchived2019-03-22 at theWayback MachinefromBulgarianNational Statistical Institute:Census 2001Archived2017-11-10 at theWayback Machine
- ^(in English)Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Population by age in 2009Archived2012-05-13 at theWayback Machine
- ^(in Bulgarian)Population on 01.02.2011 by provinces, municipalities, settlements and age; National Statistical InstituteArchived2013-09-08 at theWayback Machine
- ^Population by province, municipality, settlement and ethnic identification, by 01.02.2011; Bulgarian National Statistical Institute(in Bulgarian)
- ^(in Bulgarian)Religious adherence in Bulgaria - census 2001Archived2010-09-07 at theWayback Machine
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