In today's world, Razgrad Province is a topic that has gained great importance and relevance in all areas of daily life. From the personal, through the professional, to the social sphere, Razgrad Province has become a point of interest and constant debate. Its impact has been notably perceived in various aspects, generating conflicting opinions, theories and research that seek to fully understand its influence on current society. In this article, we are going to address the different aspects of Razgrad Province, exploring its meaning, implications and possible paths for its future development.
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Razgrad Province
Област Разград | |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Capital | Razgrad |
Municipalities | 7 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,639.7 km2 (1,019.2 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 101,107 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
License plate | PP |
Website | rz.government.bg |
Razgrad Province (Bulgarian: Област Разград (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 on a territory of 2,639.7 km2 (1,019.2 sq mi) that is divided into 7 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. |
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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 |
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.
As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 132,740 of which 23.1% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
Since 1992 the former municipality of Senovo has been detached from the Razgrad Province and population changes in the table reflect this separation.
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).
Total population (2011 census): 125 190
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 114,475 people:
A further 10,000 people in Razgrad Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census:
Census 2001 | ||
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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% |