Country Bulgaria License plate PP Population 125,190 (Feb 2011) Municipalities 7 | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website rz.government.bg Capital Razgrad Team PFC Ludogorets Razgrad | |
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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 that is divided into 7 municipalities.
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Map of Razgrad, Bulgaria
Municipalities
The Razgrad province (oбласт, oblast) contains seven municipalities (singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, 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.
Population
The Razgrad province had a population of 152,417 according to a 2001 census, of which 7001492000000000000♠49.2% were male and 7001508000000000000♠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 7001231000000000000♠23.1% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II. Since 1992 the former municipality of Senovo has been detached from the Razgrad Province and the numbers in the table reflect this separation:
Ethnic groups
The population of Razgrad Province is ethnically mixed, with no ethnic group constituting an absolute 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 persons:
A further 10 000 persons in Razgrad Province did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census: