Country Bulgaria License plate CC Population 119,474 (Feb 2011) Municipalities 7 | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website ss.government.bg Capital Silistra | |
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Points of interest Medzhidi Tabiya Fortress, Srebarna Nature Reserve, Historical Museum, Natural Science Museum, History Museum of Tutrakan | ||
Silistra Province (Bulgarian: Област Силистра, transliterated Oblast Silistra, former name Silistra okrug) is a province of Bulgaria, named after its main city - Silistra. It is divided into seven municipalities with a total population, as of December 2009, of 127,659.
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Map of Silistra, Bulgaria
Silistra Province is a traditionally agricultural province, mainly because of its fertile soil. The province is known for its pelicans and apricot brandy.
Besides the administrative centre, other municipalities are Alfatar, Dulovo, Glavinitsa, Kaynardzha, Sitovo, and Tutrakan.
Municipalities
The Silistra Province contains 7 municipalities (Bulgarian: singular: oбщина, obshtina - plural: oбщини, obshtini). The following table shows the names of each municipality in English and Cyrillic, the main town (in bold) or village, and the population of each as of December 2009.
Population
The Silistra province had a population of 142,000 according to a 2001 census, of which 7001497000000000000♠49.7% were male and 7001503000000000000♠50.3% were female. As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 127,659 of which 7001256000000000000♠25.6% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
Ethnic groups
Total population (2011 census): 119 474
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 111 590 persons:
Religion
Religious adherence in the province according to 2001 census: